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Hydracept

REMOTE · API.HYDRACEPT.COM · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED SEP 29

Execution control plane for agents: capabilities, durable jobs, budgets, receipts, and BYOK.

67 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security63
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability81
  • 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 2311 tokens (~64/item across 36 items; 35 tools + 1 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management10
  • Stability observed for 3 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage71
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 35 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 37 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
  • Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Install

How do I install the Hydracept MCP server?

Hydracept is a hosted endpoint at https://api.hydracept.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · api.hydracept.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http com-hydracept-hydracept 'https://api.hydracept.com/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-hydracept-hydracept": {
      "url": "https://api.hydracept.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-hydracept-hydracept": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.hydracept.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.com-hydracept-hydracept]
url = "https://api.hydracept.com/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-hydracept-hydracept": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.hydracept.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-hydracept-hydracept --url 'https://api.hydracept.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-hydracept-hydracept:
    url: "https://api.hydracept.com/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-hydracept-hydracept": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://api.hydracept.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add com-hydracept-hydracept -t streamable-http -u 'https://api.hydracept.com/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-hydracept-hydracept": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.hydracept.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 29 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 28 Sept 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 27 Sept 26 +1
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
  • 26 Sept 26 65

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 29 Sept 2026 · Probed https://api.hydracept.com/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=api.hydracept.com CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US 9 Aug 2026 7 Nov 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 6ef091d296da7e3c44b1c5ed9ec955cbd5d
SANs: api.hydracept.com
CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US 3 Sept 2025 2 Sept 2028 ECDSA 384 ECDSA-SHA384 5ddd70dd31f801c85c186a7a04b80afe
CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US 13 May 2026 2 Sept 2032 ECDSA 384 ECDSA-SHA384 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a
CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US 13 May 2026 2 Sept 2032 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC insecure

Validation of api.hydracept.com. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
hydracept.com. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Header Value
strict-transport-security max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://api.hydracept.com/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://api.hydracept.com/mcp HTTPS enforced 308 https://api.hydracept.com/mcp
MCP tools · 35 exposed · ~2,206 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
estimate_capability ~55

HTTP alias of hydracept_quote_capability. Same 0.3 retail quote. 'input' is an alias for 'body'.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––
capability_keystringyes–
input–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_capability_request_quote ~38

Read the human-paid commission quote for a capability request. Never an execution.quoteId.

NameTypeReqDescription
request_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_bind_adapter_alias ~97

Resolve a project alias to an immutable alias-version binding for persistence in a project recipe. Omitted project/environment arguments inherit the authenticated workspace binding. Omit version_id to pin the current version. Recipe pinning is allowed for catalog-only adapters; generation still requires a compatible route.

NameTypeReqDescription
aliasstringyes–
environmentstring––
project_idstring––
version_idstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_capabilities ~57

List, find, or describe capabilities. Includes one-shot readiness facts. Text job_async descriptors may include features.deferredProcessing (50% off standard token rates).

NameTypeReqDescription
keystring––
querystring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_clear_adapter_default ~77

Clear the project/environment image adapter default. Omitted project/environment arguments inherit the authenticated workspace binding. This does not alter the alias or its immutable history; clearing an environment override may reveal an inherited project-wide default.

NameTypeReqDescription
capability_keystring––
environmentstring––
project_idstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_create_adapter_alias ~87

Create a stable semantic project alias for a registered adapter. Omitted project/environment arguments inherit the authenticated workspace binding. Catalog aliases may reference registrations that are not yet executable. Does not generate or spend money.

NameTypeReqDescription
adapter_idstringyes–
aliasstringyes–
environmentstring––
project_idstring––
weight–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_download_artifact ~45

Return artifact download metadata and content hash (hosted MCP does not write local files).

NameTypeReqDescription
artifact_idstringyes–
job_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_get_receipt ~28

Fetch sealed receipt summary for a job.

NameTypeReqDescription
job_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_invoke ~52

Invoke a synchronous capability (read-only domain/DNS and text). 'input' is an alias for 'body'.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––
capability_keystringyes–
input–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_job_inspect ~38

Inspect error, diagnostics, receipt summary, request snapshot, and reuse candidate for one job.

NameTypeReqDescription
job_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_job_status ~44

GET /v1/jobs/{jobId} once. If nextAction is poll, wait pollAfterSeconds and call again.

NameTypeReqDescription
job_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_jobs_find ~59

Find recent, failed, or reusable project jobs without asking the human for a job id.

NameTypeReqDescription
capability_keystring––
intentstring––
limitinteger––
project_idstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_lockfile_emit ~35

GET /v1/provenance/lockfile?receipt_id=.

NameTypeReqDescription
receipt_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_manifest_create ~27

POST /v1/provenance/manifests.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_manifest_verify ~35

POST /v1/provenance/manifests/{manifest_id}/verify.

NameTypeReqDescription
manifest_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_model_adapters ~104

List the bound project's registered model adapters, semantic aliases, image-generation default, and static routing readiness. Omitted project/environment arguments inherit the authenticated workspace binding. A registered adapter is not necessarily executable; require routingReadiness.routeCompatible before selecting it for generation. credentialAvailability=not_checked means credentials/capacity are still quote-time concerns. New agents should inspect project aliases before searching externally.

NameTypeReqDescription
environmentstring––
project_idstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_pinned_bulk ~37

POST /v1/inference/pinned/bulk — concurrent pinned items, one logical execution each.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_pinned_bulk_get ~51

GET /v1/inference/pinned/bulk/{bulk_id} once. If nextAction is poll, wait pollAfterSeconds and call again.

NameTypeReqDescription
bulk_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_pinned_get ~32

GET /v1/inference/pinned/{receipt_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
receipt_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_pinned_run ~81

POST /v1/inference/pinned — exact pin, scientific receipt. Standard processing by default. Opt in with processing=deferred on eligible OpenAI Responses pins (50% Flex). One logical model execution, no truncation rewrite, no Flex→Standard fallback. Pre-inference capacity 429s may retry.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_prepare_adapter_selection ~57

Normalize a LoRA picker selection into the exact image.generate.v1 input.adapters contract. This does not submit or spend money. Use hydracept_model_adapters first and select only route-compatible entries.

NameTypeReqDescription
adapters–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_project_get_operation ~45

Poll a project operation. Execution happens in the game checkout, not on this host.

NameTypeReqDescription
operation_idstringyes–
project_idstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_project_request_operation ~66

POST a project operation. Hosted MCP does not run the customer repo; a local watcher must execute it.

NameTypeReqDescription
action_keystring––
commandstringyes–
context–––
input–––
project_idstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_promote_adapter_alias ~106

Explicitly move a semantic alias to a new registered adapter/weight by creating a new immutable alias version. Omitted project/environment arguments inherit the authenticated workspace binding. Existing recipe bindings do not move. An alias serving as an active generation default must remain route-compatible unless the default is cleared first.

NameTypeReqDescription
adapter_idstringyes–
aliasstringyes–
environmentstring––
project_idstring––
weight–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_quote_capability ~59

POST /v1/capabilities/{key}/quote. Does not reserve or charge funds. 'input' is an alias for 'body'.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––
capability_keystringyes–
input–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_register_model_adapter ~245

Register a reusable project LoRA without generating or spending money. source_kind must be provider_ref, huggingface, or hydracept_artifact. For huggingface, source_ref is namespace/repository; source_file_path may identify an explicit public .safetensors file. If file path is omitted the repository is cataloged but remains non-executable. When a file path is supplied, Hydracept validates it and freezes the Hub commit. For hydracept_artifact, source_ref is a project artifactId and Hydracept binds its immutable content hash. For provider_ref, source_provider is required. Omitted project/environment arguments inherit the authenticated workspace binding. Inspect sourceHealth and routingReadiness.routeCompatible in the result before quoting generation.

NameTypeReqDescription
base_model_familystring––
display_namestringyes–
environmentstring––
project_idstring––
recommended_weight–––
source_file_pathstring––
source_kindstringyes–
source_providerstring––
source_refstringyes–
source_revisionstring––
trigger_words–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_revalidate_model_adapter ~97

Re-check the frozen source identity for a registered adapter without generating or spending money. For Hugging Face this checks the already-pinned commit and file; it never advances a branch or tag. For Hydracept artifacts it rechecks immutable content and safetensors structure. Provider-native refs are opaque and remain declared. Use this when sourceHealth is stale, unavailable, or invalid.

NameTypeReqDescription
adapter_idstringyes–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_run ~87

hydracept.run-result.v1 over hosted HTTP. Artifact persist requires stdio MCP in a checkout. 'input' is an alias for 'body'.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––
capability_keystringyes–
idempotency_keystring––
input–––
max_cost–––
timeout–––
waitboolean––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_set_adapter_default ~88

Set a route-compatible semantic alias preselected for future image.generate.v1 work. Omitted project/environment arguments inherit the authenticated workspace binding. The default is not silently injected by the API; agents still send the resolved adapters[] selection.

NameTypeReqDescription
aliasstringyes–
capability_keystring––
environmentstring––
project_idstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_smoke ~64

Explicit managed-trial smoke. Same contract as stdio: generation, pricing, SHA-256, PNG alpha.

NameTypeReqDescription
capabilitystring––
output_pathstring––
poll_secondsinteger––
promptstring––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_status ~25

Session diagnostics for the authenticated API key.

NameTypeReqDescription
refreshboolean––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_submit_job ~86

Submit a capability job. Omit quoteId; the API seals pricing at admission. Eligible durable text jobs use deferred processing at 50% of standard token rates. Returns nextAction. 'input' is an alias for 'body'.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––
capability_keystringyes–
idempotency_keystring––
input–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

hydracept_verify_lockfile ~30

POST /v1/provenance/lockfile/verify.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

request_capability_quote ~35

Create a capability REQUEST. Commission quotes are human-paid and must not be used as execution.quoteId.

NameTypeReqDescription
body–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

resolve_capability ~37

Determine whether Hydracept already provides a suitable capability. Does not spend money.

NameTypeReqDescription
intentstringyes–
requirements–––

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the Hydracept MCP server?

Hydracept is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.hydracept/hydracept. Execution control plane for agents: capabilities, durable jobs, budgets, receipts, and BYOK. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.hydracept.com/mcp).

Is the Hydracept MCP server safe to use?

Hydracept scores 67 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the Hydracept MCP server expose?

Hydracept exposes 35 tools: hydracept_status, hydracept_capabilities, resolve_capability, hydracept_quote_capability, estimate_capability, and 30 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,206 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the Hydracept MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Hydracept without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the Hydracept MCP server still maintained?

Hydracept is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 29 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.