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Read-only Animica chain data, free AI inference, verifiable quantum randomness, and mining stats.

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Animica MCP Server

Registry & packaging mirror. The server source lives in the monorepo: https://github.com/animicaorg/all/tree/main/python/animica/mcp — it ships inside the animica PyPI wheel (animica.mcp.server, [mcp] extra). This repo holds the registry/packaging metadata (server.json, Smithery/Docker files) and contains zero server code, so it can never drift from the shipped implementation.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Animica AI + blockchain network. One command gives any MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, …) 15 read/compute tools: OpenAI-compatible AI inference, a verifiable quantum randomness beacon, read-only chain and account lookups, mining-pool stats, and Studio compute cost estimates.

The installable package is animica-mcp — a thin console wrapper around animica[mcp]; installing it pulls in the server and exposes the animica-mcp command.

Install

pip install animica-mcp
# or run it without installing:
uvx animica-mcp

Tools (15)

ToolWhat it does
animica_infoOrientation: what Animica is, the AI API, quantum beacon, endpoints, docs. Start here.
animica_ai_askAsk Animica's ENA AI a question (OpenAI-compatible chat inference).
animica_ai_modelsList the AI models available on Animica's OpenAI-compatible API.
animica_ai_job_statusRead the status of an ENA AI request/job by id (read-only).
animica_quantum_beacon_latestLatest round of the verifiable quantum randomness beacon.
animica_quantum_drawCompute a verifiable quantum-random draw off a beacon round (lottery, choice, weighted, shuffle, range, coin, dice, bytes).
animica_quantum_verifyRe-verify a quantum-random draw client-side — pure offline compute.
animica_qdna_verify_geneVerify a qDNA training-genome gene seal (tamper-evidence) — pure offline compute.
animica_chain_headChain head: current height/hash and chain id. Read-only.
animica_chain_blockRead a block by height or hash (head block with neither). Read-only.
animica_chain_accountBalance + nonce for an anim1… address. Read-only — no keys, no signing.
animica_pool_statsLive mining-pool stats: pool status plus active miner count.
animica_network_hashrateCurrent network hashrate from the chain.
animica_studio_estimateEstimate the ANM cost of an Animica Studio run before paying — local quote, charges nothing.
animica_studio_functionsList functions deployed to Animica Studio. Read-only.

Client setup

Claude Code

claude mcp add animica -- uvx animica-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "animica": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["animica-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or project .cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "animica": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["animica-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "animica": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["animica-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

If you installed with pip install animica-mcp, replace "command": "uvx", "args": ["animica-mcp"] with "command": "animica-mcp" in any of the configs above.

Configuration (environment variables)

All endpoints default to public Animica infrastructure — the server works with zero configuration.

VariableDefaultPurpose
ANIMICA_BASE_URLhttps://pool.animica.org/v1OpenAI-compatible inference API base (chat + models). https://animica.dev/v1 is the free keyless endpoint if you prefer it.
ANIMICA_RPC_URLhttps://rpc.animica.org/rpcNode JSON-RPC endpoint (read-only calls).
ANIMICA_POOL_URLhttps://pool.animica.orgMining-pool stats API.
ANIMICA_BEACON_URLhttps://pool.animica.orgQuantum randomness beacon (/beacon/*).
ANIMICA_API_KEY(empty)Optional Bearer key for the inference API; not required.
ANIMICA_MODELanm-fast-8bDefault model for animica_ai_ask.
ANIMICA_MCP_TIMEOUT_S60HTTP timeout (seconds) for backend calls.
MCP_TRANSPORTstdioTransport: stdio (default), streamable-http, or sse.

Transports

  • stdio (default) — what Claude Code / Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code use; just run animica-mcp.
  • streamable-http — MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http animica-mcp serves HTTP on 127.0.0.1:8765. For host/port flags use the full CLI from the animica package: animica mcp serve --transport http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8765 (serves MCP at /mcp).
  • sse — MCP_TRANSPORT=sse animica-mcp (legacy SSE clients).

The Dockerfile + smithery.yaml in this repo package the streamable-HTTP mode for Smithery and other container hosts (listens on $PORT, serves MCP at /mcp).

Security posture

  • Read + compute only. Chain access goes through a hard-coded allow-list of read-only JSON-RPC methods (RPC_READ_ALLOWLIST in the source); mutating methods (send, sign, deploy, claim) are not on the list and cannot be reached, even by a bug.
  • No keys. The server never handles private keys, never signs, never spends, and never mutates wallet state.
  • Quantum draw/verify and qDNA gene verification are pure local compute and work fully offline.

Links

License

Apache-2.0

Installation

Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:

bash
uvx animica-mcp

Set up in your AI client

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-animicaorg-animica": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "animica-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Package

animica-mcppypi

Compatible MCP Clients

Animica works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

  • Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.
  • Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.
  • VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.
  • Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.
  • Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

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