Openterms MCP Server

Open source cryptographic consent receipts + programmable guardrails + provider verification for AI agents.

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What is the Openterms MCP MCP server?

Openterms MCP MCP server is a hosted integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Open source cryptographic consent receipts + programmable guardrails + provider verification for AI agents.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 2 environment variables: OPENTERMS_API_URL, OPENTERMS_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by jstibal; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Openterms MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the openterms mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

How to install the Openterms MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openterms": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["flask"],
      "env": {
        "OPENTERMS_API_URL": "your-value",
        "OPENTERMS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENTERMS_API_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
OPENTERMS_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

It connects Openterms MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Openterms MCP directly.