About Animica
Animica is an MCP server for clients working with the Animica network. Its tools combine read-only blockchain and mining data with AI inference, quantum randomness, verification, and compute-cost estimates.
Key features
- 01OpenAI-compatible AI inference and model listing
- 02Read-only chain, block, and account lookups
- 03Quantum randomness draws and verification
- 04qDNA gene-seal verification
- 05Mining statistics and Studio cost estimates
Use cases
- 01Ask questions using Animica AI models
- 02Inspect chain blocks and account balances
- 03Generate or verify a quantum-random draw
- 04Check mining activity and estimate Studio costs
MCP support
Exposes 15 read-and-compute tools to MCP clients, with stdio, streamable HTTP, and SSE transports. Chain access is restricted to read-only RPC methods; the server does not sign transactions or handle private keys.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.animica.org/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http animicaorg-animica https://mcp.animica.org/mcp{"mcpServers":{"animicaorg-animica":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.animica.org/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"animicaorg-animica":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.animica.org/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"animicaorg-animica":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.animica.org/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"animicaorg-animica":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.animica.org/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://mcp.animica.org/mcphttps://animica.dev/mcpTools
Details
From the project READMEAnimica 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
animicaPyPI 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)
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
animica_info | Orientation: what Animica is, the AI API, quantum beacon, endpoints, docs. Start here. |
animica_ai_ask | Ask Animica's ENA AI a question (OpenAI-compatible chat inference). |
animica_ai_models | List the AI models available on Animica's OpenAI-compatible API. |
animica_ai_job_status | Read the status of an ENA AI request/job by id (read-only). |
animica_quantum_beacon_latest | Latest round of the verifiable quantum randomness beacon. |
animica_quantum_draw | Compute a verifiable quantum-random draw off a beacon round (lottery, choice, weighted, shuffle, range, coin, dice, bytes). |
animica_quantum_verify | Re-verify a quantum-random draw client-side — pure offline compute. |
animica_qdna_verify_gene | Verify a qDNA training-genome gene seal (tamper-evidence) — pure offline compute. |
animica_chain_head | Chain head: current height/hash and chain id. Read-only. |
animica_chain_block | Read a block by height or hash (head block with neither). Read-only. |
animica_chain_account | Balance + nonce for an anim1… address. Read-only — no keys, no signing. |
animica_pool_stats | Live mining-pool stats: pool status plus active miner count. |
animica_network_hashrate | Current network hashrate from the chain. |
animica_studio_estimate | Estimate the ANM cost of an Animica Studio run before paying — local quote, charges nothing. |
animica_studio_functions | List 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.
| Variable | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
ANIMICA_BASE_URL | https://pool.animica.org/v1 | OpenAI-compatible inference API base (chat + models). https://animica.dev/v1 is the free keyless endpoint if you prefer it. |
ANIMICA_RPC_URL | https://rpc.animica.org/rpc | Node JSON-RPC endpoint (read-only calls). |
ANIMICA_POOL_URL | https://pool.animica.org | Mining-pool stats API. |
ANIMICA_BEACON_URL | https://pool.animica.org | Quantum randomness beacon (/beacon/*). |
ANIMICA_API_KEY | (empty) | Optional Bearer key for the inference API; not required. |
ANIMICA_MODEL | anm-fast-8b | Default model for animica_ai_ask. |
ANIMICA_MCP_TIMEOUT_S | 60 | HTTP timeout (seconds) for backend calls. |
MCP_TRANSPORT | stdio | Transport: 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-mcpserves HTTP on127.0.0.1:8765. For host/port flags use the full CLI from theanimicapackage: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_ALLOWLISTin 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
- Homepage: https://animica.dev (free OpenAI-compatible AI API at
https://animica.dev/v1) - Developer docs: https://animica.org/developers/
- Explorer: https://explorer.animica.org
- Mining pool: https://pool.animica.org
- Monorepo (server source): https://github.com/animicaorg/all
- PyPI wrapper: https://pypi.org/project/animica-mcp/
- Core package: https://pypi.org/project/animica/
- Contact: [email protected]
License
Apache-2.0
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