MCP Persona 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 Persona — developer-first identity verification + KYC (inquiries, accounts, reports)
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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-persona -e 'PERSONA_API_KEY=<PERSONA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-persona{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-persona": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-persona"
],
"env": {
"PERSONA_API_KEY": "<PERSONA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-persona]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@codespar/mcp-persona"]
env = { PERSONA_API_KEY = "<PERSONA_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-persona": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-persona"
],
"env": {
"PERSONA_API_KEY": "<PERSONA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-persona": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codespar/mcp-persona"
],
"env": {
"PERSONA_API_KEY": "<PERSONA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<PERSONA_API_KEY> (Persona API key. Sent as 'Authorization: Bearer <value>').
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
PERSONA_API_VERSION (Persona API version pin (sent as 'Persona-Version' header). Defaults to '2023-01-05').
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