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Knox Anchor MCP Server

com.bonissystems/knox-anchor
answering

Knox Anchor is answering right now. Last checked 5 min ago. It exposes 7 tools.

Bitcoin-anchored, tamper-evident audit-permanence layer for AI agents, FRE 902(13)/(14)-shaped.

Uptime history 39 hours of history
39 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
7
Tools
read from the server
256 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 5 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add knox-anchor --transport http https://bonissystems.com/api/knox/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knox-anchor": {
      "url": "https://bonissystems.com/api/knox/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.knox-anchor]
url = "https://bonissystems.com/api/knox/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knox-anchor": {
      "url": "https://bonissystems.com/api/knox/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knox-anchor": {
      "url": "https://bonissystems.com/api/knox/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 7

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

anchor
anchor_event
Anchor a generic agent action to the Knox chain. Accepts any event_type from the canonical taxonomy plus a payload object. Returns the anchor sequence, payload hash, predecessor hash, timestamp, and verify URL. Requires a Knox Bearer API key on the Authorization header — unauthenticated calls are rejected. Provision a key by contacting Bonis Systems.
anchor_file_hash
Anchor a SHA-256 file digest to Knox and return an affidavit architected for FRE 902(13)/(14) self-authentication. The file itself is not transmitted — the caller computes the hash and only the digest + filename + size + MIME type are anchored. Admissibility in any matter remains a determination of the presiding court. Requires a Knox Bearer API key on the Authorization header — unauthenticated calls are rejected.
anchor_mcp_tool_call
Convenience anchor for the AAM Model Context Protocol theater. Records an `agent_mcp_tool_call` event with structured tool-call metadata (server URL, tool name, argument digest, agent identity, response digest). Use this to make an MCP-using agent's actions independently auditable.
chain
get_chain_health
Return Knox service health: process uptime, database latency, total anchors written, latest anchor timestamp, and the Bitcoin anchor SLA target (OpenTimestamps interval, 1-6 hour confirmation window). Mirrors the public /api/knox/health endpoint under the MCP envelope.
descriptor
get_descriptor
Return the Knox MCP server self-description: operator, USPTO patent reference, jurisdiction, available tools, and links to the public AAM (Agent Audit and Management) documentation surface.
event
list_event_types
Return the canonical Knox event-type taxonomy. Each event type is a citation token for federal-grade audit; the registry expands monotonically and is itself anchored on every expansion.
verify
verify_anchor
Given a SHA-256 anchor hash (64 hex chars), return the anchor record, chain link validity (predecessor present and matched), event type, sequence number, and verify URL. Public — no authentication required.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://bonissystems.com/api/knox/mcp streamable-http answering 225 ms 5 min ago

Knox Anchor — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Knox Anchor do?
It exposes 7 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: anchor_event, anchor_file_hash, anchor_mcp_tool_call, get_chain_health, get_descriptor, list_event_types and 1 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is Knox Anchor working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 256 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Knox Anchor?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Knox Anchor need an API key?
No. Knox Anchor completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 7 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Knox Anchor?
It answers our handshake in 256 ms on average, which is faster than 52% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.