# Vantio Optics (npm · @vantio/optics-mcp)

Vantio Optics — read-only Sight Loop observe for agents. Proofs, hosts, upgrade path.

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +22
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@vantio/optics-mcp`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/vantioai-vantio-optics/vantio-optics-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/vantioai-vantio-optics/vantio-optics-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@vantio/optics-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 16 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 334 tokens (~55/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add vantioai-vantio-optics -- npx -y @vantio/optics-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add vantioai-vantio-optics -- npx -y @vantio/optics-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "vantioai-vantio-optics": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@vantio/optics-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add vantioai-vantio-optics --command npx --arg -y --arg @vantio/optics-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  vantioai-vantio-optics:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@vantio/optics-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vantioai-vantio-optics": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@vantio/optics-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 67, +62)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 5, −1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 6, −40)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `optics_list_runs` (~57 tokens)

List local Vantio Optics run logs from ~/.vantio/runs (written by `vantio run`). Read-only observe. No prompts/completions.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max runs to return (default 20)

### `optics_get_run` (~59 tokens)

Load one Optics run log by trace_id (or 'latest'). Returns traffic metadata only — never prompts or completions. Read-only.

Input parameters:

- `trace_id` (string): Trace ID or prefix; omit or 'latest' for most recent run

### `optics_prove` (~55 tokens)

Generate a Markdown Sight Loop proof artifact for a local Optics run (auditor-ready; no prompts). Read-only export.

Input parameters:

- `trace_id` (string): Trace ID or prefix; omit or 'latest' for most recent

### `optics_discover_local` (~52 tokens)

Aggregate LLM/agent hostnames from local Optics run logs (Free-tier discover). Read-only; no policy changes.

Input parameters:

- `since_days` (integer): Lookback window in days (default 7)

### `optics_explain` (~65 tokens)

Explain Vantio Optics (Observe / Sight Loop), privacy boundary, and what this MCP will never do. Optionally attach a short summary of the latest run.

Input parameters:

- `include_latest_run` (boolean): If true, include a one-line summary of the latest local run

### `optics_upgrade_path` (~46 tokens)

Return the Vantio upgrade ladder from Optics (this MCP) → Gate (enforce) → Phantom Engine (Absolute Control). Use when the user needs policy or bypass proof.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/vantioai-vantio-optics/vantio-optics-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 68
- 2026-08-02: 67
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 5
- 2026-07-30: 6
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vantio/optics-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@vantio/optics-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/vantioai/vantio-open-core
- Website: https://vantio.ai/platform
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/vantioai-vantio-optics/vantio-optics-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/vantioai-vantio-optics/vantio-optics-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/vantioai-vantio-optics/vantio-optics-mcp