Kora MCP Server

Kora provides a cryptographically secure Go/No-Go layer for autonomous software. This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables LLMs (Claude, GPT-4, Cursor) to request explicit permission before…

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What is the Kora MCP Server?

Kora is an MCP project maintained in the idkasam/kora-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Kora provides a cryptographically secure Go/No-Go layer for autonomous software. This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables LLMs (Claude, GPT-4, Cursor) to request explicit permission…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using kora-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares KORA_AGENT_SECRET, KORA_MANDATE_ID, KORA_BASE_URL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
kora_spend	Authorize a spend — returns APPROVED + seal or DENIED + hint
kora_check_budget	Check daily/monthly remaining, velocity, time windows
kora_recent_activity	List recent authorizations
kora_health	Server health and version
kora_audit	Full audit trail for a mandate

How to install the Kora MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kora": {
      "command": "kora-mcp",
      "env": {
        "KORA_AGENT_SECRET": "YOUR_KORA_AGENT_SECRET",
        "KORA_MANDATE_ID": "mandate_abc123",
        "KORA_BASE_URL": "https://your-kora-server.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
KORA_AGENT_SECRET	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
KORA_MANDATE_ID	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
KORA_BASE_URL	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation