MCP Onfido runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 54 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Sep 2026.
MCP server for Onfido — global identity verification + KYC: applicants, documents, checks, workflows
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp-onfido -e 'ONFIDO_API_TOKEN=<ONFIDO_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-onfido{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-onfido": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-onfido"
],
"env": {
"ONFIDO_API_TOKEN": "<ONFIDO_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-onfido]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@codespar/mcp-onfido"]
env = { ONFIDO_API_TOKEN = "<ONFIDO_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-onfido": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-onfido"
],
"env": {
"ONFIDO_API_TOKEN": "<ONFIDO_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-onfido": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-onfido"
],
"env": {
"ONFIDO_API_TOKEN": "<ONFIDO_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<ONFIDO_API_TOKEN> (Onfido API token. Sent as 'Authorization: Token token=<value>').
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ONFIDO_REGION (Region for the API host: 'eu' (api.eu.onfido.com), 'us' (api.us.onfido.com), 'ca' (api.ca.onfido.com). Defaults to api.onfido.com when unset).
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