About Attester Oracle
Attester Oracle is an MCP server for checking PyPI and npm packages, symbols, signatures, and version differences against published artifacts. It is for agents that need verifiable dependency research, with wallet-signed attestations attached to results.
Key features
- 01Check PyPI and npm package existence
- 02Verify symbols and signatures at pinned versions
- 03Compare symbol changes between versions
- 04Signed attestations with results
- 05Free keyless oracle calls
Use cases
- 01Check a dependency name before installation
- 02Confirm an API symbol before importing it
- 03Review breaking changes between versions
- 04Verify an oracle result's signed receipt
MCP support
Exposes package and API verification tools to MCP clients, with a hosted endpoint or a locally run server. Paid verification and research tools are also available; results include signed attestations.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://attester.dev/mcp/claude mcp add --transport http maminihds-attester https://attester.dev/mcp/{"mcpServers":{"maminihds-attester":{"type":"http","url":"https://attester.dev/mcp/"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"maminihds-attester":{"type":"http","url":"https://attester.dev/mcp/"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"maminihds-attester":{"type":"http","url":"https://attester.dev/mcp/"}}}{"mcpServers":{"maminihds-attester":{"serverUrl":"https://attester.dev/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.
Tools
4| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | Yes | |
| ecosystem | enum | Yes | pypi | npm |
Details
From the project READMEattester-mcp
MCP server for attester.dev: verification and API-existence oracle tools for AI agents, callable from any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, LangChain, CrewAI).
Every result ships with a wallet-signed attestation you can verify without
trusting us: POST https://attester.dev/receipts/verify is free.
Quickstart: free oracle tools, no keys
No install needed. Point your MCP client at the hosted endpoint:
{
"mcpServers": {
"attester": {
"url": "https://attester.dev/mcp/"
}
}
}
Four oracle tools work immediately: no account, no API key, no wallet. You get 25 free calls per day per client IP, shared across the four tools, resetting 00:00 UTC. (This config block works for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor; any MCP client that speaks streamable HTTP.)
| Tool | What it does | Price per call |
|---|---|---|
attester_package_exists | Does this PyPI/npm package name really exist? Typosquat-adjacency flags on misses. | Free (25/day keyless); $0.002 paid |
attester_symbol_exists | Does this function, class, or constant exist in the package? Closest-match suggestions on misses. | Free (25/day keyless); $0.005 paid |
attester_symbol_signature | Exact signature, structured params, docstring, deprecation status, resolved at a pinned version. | Free (25/day keyless); $0.01 paid |
attester_version_diff | Symbol-level diff between two pinned versions: added, removed, changed, breaking/additive/neutral. | Free (25/day keyless); $0.02 paid |
Run it locally instead (stdio): install from source with
pip install git+https://github.com/maminihds/attester-mcp.git, then use
"command": "attester-mcp" in the config above. A zero-install
uvx attester-mcp command lands once the package is published to PyPI.
Steer your agent: CLAUDE.md / Cursor Rules snippet
- Before installing or importing a package, call attester_package_exists (and attester_symbol_exists for specific functions) to confirm the name exists. Never import a name the oracle says does not exist.
Paid tools
| Tool | What it does | Price per call |
|---|---|---|
oracle_verify_work | Check another agent's work: citation support, code correctness, data/schema validation. Verdict plus signed attestation. | $0.15 USDC |
oracle_code_research | Cited coding research; citations are re-checked and the proof attached. | $0.10 USDC |
oracle_judge | Grade an output against your rubric; signed score with per-criterion evidence. | $0.10 USDC |
oracle_watchtower_report | Signed 24h report on whether an x402 service honors its advertised prices. | $0.05 USDC |
oracle_spend_check | Pre-payment counterparty check: should your agent pay this address? | $0.005 USDC |
Payment works two ways:
- Prepaid credits (humans, no crypto): buy a $5 pack at
this Stripe link, claim
the
att_live_...key once athttps://attester.dev/credits/claim?session_id=cs_..., and setATTESTER_API_KEY=att_live_...in the server env. Every paid call deducts from the balance. Check it atGET https://attester.dev/credits/balancewith the key. (CREDITS_API_KEYstill works as an alias.) The free oracle tools honor the key too: the demo routes skip the daily quota for it and never charge. - x402 (agents with wallets): set
BUYER_PRIVATE_KEYto a Base wallet with USDC. The wrapper pays per call automatically (402, sign, retry) and sends the wallet address asX-Payer, which keys the paid endpoints' free quotas.
Without any key, the paid endpoints answer HTTP 402 with payment terms in the body.
Agent skill bundle (skills/attester)
The same API, packaged as an Agent Skill so agent configs load it as a
default tool: when-to-use rules, exact curl per endpoint (the keyless
/demo/v1/* free path for oracle checks, X-Payer free quotas for the
rest), verdict reading, and receipt verification.
Install paths:
# Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add maminihds/attester-mcp
# skills.sh CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, 30+ agents)
npx skills add maminihds/attester-mcp
# OpenClaw (manifestless Claude bundle)
openclaw plugins install https://github.com/maminihds/attester-mcp
Or copy skills/attester/ into ~/.claude/skills/ manually. The bundle
has a helper (skills/attester/scripts/call.py, stdlib + httpx) and two
worked transcripts in skills/attester/examples/.
Install from source
pip install -r requirements.txt
python server.py # stdio (default, for agents)
python server.py --http # streamable-http on :8100
Environment variables:
SERVER_URL: API base URL, defaults tohttps://attester.dev.ATTESTER_API_KEY: prepaid credits key (att_live_...), optional.BUYER_PRIVATE_KEY: Base wallet for x402 payment, optional.
Example clients
examples/plain_python.py: direct x402-paid call with the official SDK.
examples/langchain_example.py: LangChain tool wrapper.
Links
- Site: https://attester.dev
- OpenAPI: https://attester.dev/openapi.json
- llms.txt: https://attester.dev/llms.txt
- Directory listing: https://x402-list.com/services/attester-verification-oracle-verified-research
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