What is openterms-mcp?
openterms-mcp is a MCP server by jstibal that ed25519-signed consent receipts and a policy engine for agents: spending caps, action allowlists, escalation thresholds and JWKS-backed provider verification. It is listed under Security and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | jstibal |
| Repository | jstibal/openterms-mcp |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,035 of 4,418 MCP servers; #168 in Security |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-04-20 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is openterms-mcp safe to install?
openterms-mcp scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install openterms-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/jstibal/openterms-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add openterms-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http openterms-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs openterms-mcp for you:
Add the "openterms-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/jstibal/openterms-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.