@verusidx/address-mcp

MCP server for Verus address management — generate, validate, and list transparent and shielded addresses.

Setup

Prerequisite: @verusidx/chain-mcp must be configured and refresh_chains called at least once so the chain registry exists.

Add to your MCP client config (e.g., Claude Code claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verusidx-address": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@verusidx/address-mcp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Alternative: local install. If you prefer a pinned version or offline use, install into a project directory with npm install @verusidx/address-mcp (or pnpm add / yarn add) and point your config at the local path instead of using npx.

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
VERUSIDX_READ_ONLY	false	Set to true to disable write tools (getnewaddress, z_getnewaddress). Read tools remain available.
VERUSIDX_AUDIT_LOG	true	Set to false to disable audit logging of write operations.
VERUSIDX_AUDIT_DIR	OS default	Custom directory for audit log files.

Read-Only Mode

Set VERUSIDX_READ_ONLY=true to disable write tools. In read-only mode, 4 tools remain available:

• validateaddress — check if a transparent address is valid and whether the wallet owns it
• z_validateaddress — validate shielded z-addresses and check wallet ownership
• getaddressesbyaccount — list transparent addresses
• z_listaddresses — list shielded addresses

Write tools (getnewaddress, z_getnewaddress) are not registered and won't appear in the tool list.

You can set read-only mode independently per MCP server. For example, keep address-mcp read-write while running send-mcp in read-only mode.

Tools

Always available (including read-only mode)

Tool	Description
validateaddress	Validate an address and return info (isvalid, ismine, type)
z_validateaddress	Validate a shielded z-address and return info (isvalid, ismine, type, key components)
getaddressesbyaccount	List all transparent addresses for an account
z_listaddresses	List all shielded addresses in the wallet

Write tools (disabled in read-only mode)

Tool	Description
getnewaddress	Generate a new transparent R-address for receiving payments
z_getnewaddress	Generate a new shielded Sapling address (zs-address) for private transactions

Audit Logging

All write operations (getnewaddress, z_getnewaddress) are logged to date-stamped JSONL files in the audit directory. Each entry records the tool name, chain, parameters, result, and success status. Logs are append-only with 0600 permissions.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• @verusidx/chain-mcp installed and refresh_chains called (chain registry must exist)
• At least one Verus daemon running for RPC tools