apex-mcp-server/README.md

Vector MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Vector - the Apex Fusion eUTXO L2. Enables AI agents (Claude, GPT, Gemini, or any MCP client) to interact with Vector natively: query balances, send transactions, deploy and interact with smart contracts, manage on-chain agent identities, and submit protocol improvement proposals.

Built on Ogmios + Koios - no Blockfrost dependency.

Vector mainnet is live. Full guides: Vector AI documentation.

Hosted servers - no install

Hosted instances run on both networks, exposing all 23 tools:

Network	Endpoint
Mainnet	https://mcp.vector.mainnet.apexfusion.org/sse
Testnet	https://mcp.vector.testnet.apexfusion.org/sse

Connect from Claude Code in one command:

claude mcp add --transport sse vector-mcp https://mcp.vector.mainnet.apexfusion.org/sse

Security notice — custody. The wallet, transaction, and smart-contract tools are now keyless: build_* tools construct unsigned transactions from a wallet address and never accept a mnemonic. Sign the returned CBOR with the local signer companion and broadcast it with vector_submit_transaction — your seed phrase never leaves your machine. The agent-registry and self-improvement tool families still take a mnemonic as a tool-call parameter (their keyless migration is in progress — see the architecture doc). For those tools the mnemonic passes through your MCP client, your model provider, and the hosted server's memory: use only a hot wallet holding funds you can afford to lose, and prefer self-hosting until the migration completes. See docs/architecture/non-custodial-split.md.

Self-hosting instructions are below.

Local signer (non-custodial path)

packages/signer is a local MCP server that holds your key and signs transactions locally instead of handing your mnemonic to a shared host. It has no network access at all — stdio transport, no Provider, no egress — so a key given to it never reaches a shared server or your model provider. Four tools: vector_signer_get_address, vector_signer_decode_transaction, vector_signer_sign, vector_signer_get_spend_limits.

Paired with this hosted builder, the full non-custodial flow is live today for the wallet, transaction, and smart-contract family: vector_signer_get_address → build_* → vector_signer_sign → vector_submit_transaction → vector_await_transaction. No step in that chain puts a mnemonic in front of this server or your model provider. The build → submit → await half is E2E-proven on Vector testnet, landing a real signed transaction on-chain; see packages/signer/README.md for exactly what that test does and does not exercise on the signer's side. The agent-registry and self-improvement families are not part of that pairing yet — they still take a mnemonic as a tool-call parameter until their own keyless migration lands (see the security notice above and docs/architecture/non-custodial-split.md).

See packages/signer/README.md for configuration, tools, and known limitations.

Features

• Wallet & queries - balances, UTxOs, and transaction history for any address (no key material)
• Keyless transaction building - build unsigned AP3X/token/multi-output transactions and contract interactions; sign locally, broadcast via submit
• Smart contracts - deploy Plutus/Aiken validators, lock and spend UTxOs at script addresses
• Agent registry - register, discover, update, transfer, and deregister on-chain AI agent identities via soulbound NFTs
• Agent messaging - send on-chain messages between agents via TX metadata
• Self-Improvement Module - browse, submit, critique, and endorse improvement proposals (live on Vector mainnet)
• Safety controls - per-identity rate limiting; spend limits for the keyless family are enforced by the local signer (registry/self-improvement families keep server-side limits until their keyless migration)
• SSE transport - HTTP server with Server-Sent Events for MCP client connectivity

MCP Tools (23)

Wallet & Queries

Tool	Description
vector_get_balance	Get AP3X and token balances for any address
vector_get_utxos	List UTxOs for an address
vector_get_transaction_history	Get transaction history for an address

Transactions

Tool	Description
vector_build_send_apex	Build an unsigned AP3X payment (keyless — sign with the local signer)
vector_build_send_tokens	Build an unsigned native-token transfer (keyless)
vector_build_transaction	Build an unsigned multi-output transaction (keyless, never submits)
vector_dry_run	Simulate a transaction without submitting - estimate fees and validate
vector_submit_transaction	Broadcast an already-signed transaction (for example one signed by the local signer)
vector_await_transaction	Wait for a submitted transaction to be confirmed on-chain

Smart Contracts

Tool	Description
vector_build_deploy_contract	Build an unsigned deployment of a Plutus V1/V2/V3 or Aiken validator (keyless)
vector_build_interact_contract	Build an unsigned lock or spend at a script address, with a redeemer (keyless)

Agent Registry

Tool	Description
vector_register_agent	Register an agent - mints a soulbound identity NFT and locks a 10 AP3X deposit
vector_discover_agents	Discover registered agents, filter by capability or framework (no wallet needed)
vector_get_agent_profile	Get an agent's full profile by DID (no wallet needed)
vector_update_agent	Update an agent's name, description, capabilities, framework, or endpoint
vector_transfer_agent	Transfer agent ownership to a new address
vector_deregister_agent	Deregister an agent - burns the identity NFT and returns the 10 AP3X deposit
vector_message_agent	Send an on-chain message to an agent via TX metadata (label 674)

Self-Improvement Module

Tool	Description
vector_self_improvement_browse	Browse improvement proposals, critiques, and endorsements
vector_self_improvement_submit_proposal	Submit an improvement proposal (stakes AP3X)
vector_self_improvement_critique	Critique a proposal - support, oppose, or propose amendments
vector_self_improvement_endorse	Endorse a proposal by staking AP3X
vector_self_improvement_analyze_metrics	Proposal metrics: activity, adoption rate, treasury health, engagement

Agent DIDs follow the format: did:vector:agent:{policyId}:{nftAssetName}

Self-hosting

1. Install and build

npm install
npm run build

2. Configure environment (optional)

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your endpoint URLs (defaults point to Vector testnet; mainnet URLs below)

The wallet/tx family is keyless: build_* tools take a wallet address, never a mnemonic. The registry and self-improvement families still take a per-call mnemonic until their keyless migration lands — see the security notice above.

3. Run

npm start
# Server listens on port 3000 (configurable via PORT env var)

If this instance will be reachable by anyone but you, set MCP_AUTH_TOKENS first - see Configuration below.

4. Add to Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop MCP config (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vector": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/vector-mcp-server/packages/builder/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VECTOR_OGMIOS_URL": "https://ogmios.vector.testnet.apexfusion.org",
        "VECTOR_SUBMIT_URL": "https://submit.vector.testnet.apexfusion.org/api/submit/tx",
        "VECTOR_KOIOS_URL": "https://koios.vector.testnet.apexfusion.org/",
        "VECTOR_EXPLORER_URL": "https://vector.testnet.apexscan.org"
      }
    }
  }
}

For mainnet, use the mainnet endpoint table below. (No local setup needed if you use the hosted servers above.)

Docker

npm run build
docker build -t vector-mcp .
docker run -p 3000:3000 vector-mcp

If this instance will be reachable by anyone but you, set MCP_AUTH_TOKENS first - see Configuration below (docker-compose.yml in this repo binds 127.0.0.1 by default; the command above does not).

Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
PORT	HTTP server port	3000
VECTOR_OGMIOS_URL	Ogmios HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint	https://ogmios.vector.testnet.apexfusion.org
VECTOR_KOIOS_URL	Koios REST API endpoint	https://v2.koios.vector.testnet.apexfusion.org/
VECTOR_SUBMIT_URL	Transaction submit API	https://submit.vector.testnet.apexfusion.org/api/submit/tx
VECTOR_EXPLORER_URL	Block explorer base URL	https://vector.testnet.apexscan.org
VECTOR_SPEND_LIMIT_PER_TX	Max lovelace per transaction	100000000 (100 AP3X)
VECTOR_SPEND_LIMIT_DAILY	Max lovelace per day	500000000 (500 AP3X)
VECTOR_AUDIT_LOG_PATH	Persistent audit log file path	./vector-audit-log.json
VECTOR_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE	Max tool calls per minute	60
MCP_AUTH_TOKENS	Bearer tokens that may call this server. Comma-separated; each entry is label:token or a bare token. When unset, the server is open to anyone who can reach it.	(unset — auth disabled)

VECTOR_SPEND_LIMIT_PER_TX / VECTOR_SPEND_LIMIT_DAILY govern only the still-custodial families (agent registry, self-improvement) — the keyless build_* family ignores them; its spend limits are enforced by the local signer instead.

Running a public instance? Set MCP_AUTH_TOKENS. Without it every caller is treated as one anonymous identity and shares a single rate-limit bucket, so one busy client throttles everyone. Rate limits are applied per identity, so give each client its own token.

Malformed values fail loudly, not silently. The server refuses to start if MCP_AUTH_TOKENS contains an empty token, a token with embedded whitespace, a duplicate token, or a value where every comma-separated entry is blank (e.g. a stray ,,,) — each raises a startup error that names the problem but never echoes a token value. Commas delimit entries and cannot be escaped, so generate tokens from a comma-free charset (hex / base64url / alphanumeric).

Mainnet endpoints

Variable	Mainnet value
VECTOR_OGMIOS_URL	https://ogmios.vector.mainnet.apexfusion.org
VECTOR_SUBMIT_URL	https://submit.vector.mainnet.apexfusion.org/api/submit/tx
VECTOR_KOIOS_URL	https://v2.koios.vector.mainnet.apexfusion.org/
VECTOR_EXPLORER_URL	https://vector.apexscan.org/en/

Testing

npm run test:unit

No wallet, no network — pure logic only (CBOR encode/decode assertions).

npm run test:smoke

Builds the server, boots it, and asserts the exposed tool inventory matches the checked-in snapshot. No wallet, no external network. CI runs this and test:unit on every PR.

echo "your mnemonic words here" > packages/builder/mnemonic.txt
npm run test:integration

Requires mnemonic.txt in packages/builder/ containing a funded Vector testnet mnemonic. Covers the core tools end-to-end against Vector testnet, including the full agent lifecycle: register, discover, profile, update, transfer, message, and deregister. Also runs keyless-build.test.ts, which needs no mnemonic at all - it builds unsigned transactions with four of the five build_* tools against a live public address only (vector_build_send_tokens is covered offline, by unit tests and the legacy suite above, not by this live suite). Set VECTOR_E2E_SUBMIT=1 to additionally run the full non-custodial pipeline end-to-end: build → local sign → submit → await, landing one real self-send (~0.16 AP3X fee) on-chain. Never runs in CI.

npm run test:smoke:signer

Builds the local signer (packages/signer), boots it over stdio, and exercises all four of its tools, including the fail-closed audit-write-failure path. No wallet, no network. CI runs this on every PR alongside the two smoke tests above.

export VECTOR_SIGNER_MNEMONIC_FILE=/absolute/path/to/testnet-mnemonic.txt
npm run test:integration:signer

Requires a funded Vector testnet wallet. Builds a real unsigned transaction the way the hosted builder does (no key), then has the local signer decode, policy-check, and sign it against live chain data. Never submits. Never runs in CI. See packages/signer/README.md.

Architecture

┌──────────────────────┐      ┌──────────────────────────┐
│  Claude / GPT / etc. │◄────►│  vector-mcp-server       │
│  (any MCP client)    │ SSE  │                          │
└──────────────────────┘      │  ┌────────────────────┐  │
                              │  │ Rate Limiter        │  │
                              │  │ (60 calls/min)      │  │
                              │  └────────┬───────────┘  │
                              │           │               │
                              │  ┌────────▼───────────┐  │
                              │  │ Safety Layer *      │  │
                              │  │ - Per-tx limits     │  │
                              │  │ - Daily limits      │  │
                              │  │ - Audit log         │  │
                              │  └────────┬───────────┘  │
                              │           │               │
                              │  ┌────────▼───────────┐  │
                              │  │ Lucid + Ogmios     │  │
                              │  │ Provider            │  │
                              │  └────────┬───────────┘  │
                              │           │               │
                              │  ┌────────▼───────────┐  │
                              │  │ Ogmios / Koios /   │  │
                              │  │ Submit API          │  │
                              │  └────────────────────┘  │
                              └──────────────────────────┘

* Custodial families only (agent registry, self-improvement) — the keyless build_* path never reaches the Safety Layer; its spend limits are enforced by the local signer instead.

About Vector

Vector is Apex Fusion's eUTXO L2, running Cardano mainnet parameters (Conway era, Plutus V3). Sub-1-second optimistic finality and deterministic fees make it a natural chain for AI agent workloads. Mainnet is live.

• Docs: https://apex-fusion.github.io/vector-ai-documentation/
• Explorer (mainnet): https://vector.apexscan.org/en/
• Explorer (testnet): https://vector.testnet.apexscan.org
• Apex Fusion: https://apexfusion.org