Ruthven MCP

A read-only MCP server providing asset intelligence for the Ruthven Origin Passport system. It allows AI agents to retrieve provenance records, access supporting evidence files, and verify Merkle proofs anchored on Ethereum for artworks in the Paper Trail collection.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-19Operated by RUTHVEN AI LIMITED

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Retrieve asset provenance records
Access supporting evidence files
Verify Merkle proofs on Ethereum

Tools advertised by the last live check:

ruthven_get_asset
ruthven_list_evidence
ruthven_get_evidence
ruthven_get_provenance
ruthven_verify_claim
ruthven_get_proof
ruthven_ask
ruthven_agent_stage_records
ruthven_describe

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http ruthven-mcp https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add ruthven-mcp --url https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable ruthven-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ruthven-mcp": {
      "url": "https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ruthven-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start ruthven-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "ruthven-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http ruthven-mcp https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ruthven-mcp": {
      "url": "https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ruthven-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://ruthven.ai/api/ruthven/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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