# `io.github.getambr/ambr-mcp-server` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.getambr/ambr-mcp-server
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.getambr/ambr-mcp-server
- Version: 0.3.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.getambr (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/getambr/site
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:34:31.993Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Ambr
Ricardian contracts for AI agents — dual-format, SHA-256 bound, legible by construction.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:23:00.982Z over streamable-http.

**6 tools: 3 change things and 3 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 3 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 3 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Changes things (3)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `ambr_agent_handshake`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Initiate a handshake on a contract on behalf of your delegating principal.

Requires an API key with an active delegation (principal wallet registered via /api/v1/delegations).
Records the agent's intent to accept, reject, or request changes on the contract.
The principal must separately approve via wallet signature on the Reader Portal.

Args:
  - contract_id (string, required): Contract ID (amb-YYYY-NNNN), SHA-256 hash, or UUID
  - intent (string, required): "accept" | "reject" | "request_changes"
  - message (string, optional): Note for the counterparty
  - visibility_preference (string, optional): "private" | "metadata_only" | "public" | "encrypted"

Returns: Handshake status and next steps for principal approval.

Legibility: the handshake itself is auditable — delegation scope, agent identity, and principal approval are recorded alongside the contract hash.
```

### `ambr_create_contract`

- The name "ambr_create_contract" says "create": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Generate a Ricardian Contract from a template.

Creates a dual-format contract (human-readable legal text + machine-parsable JSON)
using AI, linked by SHA-256 hash. The contract is stored on Ambr and accessible
via the Reader Portal.

Requires a valid API key (X-API-Key header on the HTTP request) with available credits.
Use ambr_list_templates first to discover templates and their required parameters.

Args:
  - template (string, required): Template slug (e.g. "d1-general-auth")
  - parameters (object, required): Template-specific parameters matching the schema
  - principal_declaration (object, required): { agent_id, principal_name, principal_type }
  - parent_contract_hash (string, optional): SHA-256 hash of parent contract for amendments
  - oversight_threshold_usd (number, optional): spending level above which work created under
    this contract needs human approval. Children exceeding it halt at awaiting_principal_approval.
  - amendment_type (string, optional): "original" | "amendment" | "extension"

Returns:
  - contract_id: Unique ID (e.g. "amb-2026-0042")
  - sha256_hash: SHA-256 hash for verification
  - status: Contract status
  - reader_url: URL to view in Reader Portal
  - credits_remaining: Remaining API credits

Legibility: Output is dual-format by construction and replayable to the original SHA-256 hash — the basis of Ambr's legibility guarantee.
```

### `ambr_verify_hash`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Verify a contract's SHA-256 hash to confirm document integrity.

Checks whether the provided hash matches a contract stored on Ambr. Returns
verification status, contract metadata, and Reader Portal URL if found.

Args:
  - hash (string, required): SHA-256 hash (64-character hex string)

Returns:
  - verified: boolean
  - contract_id: string (if found)
  - status: string (if found)
  - reader_url: string (if found)

Legibility: verification is the point at which legibility becomes provable — matching hash means the prose a human reads and the JSON a machine parses are the same document that was originally signed.
```

## Only reads (3)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `ambr_get_contract`

- The name "ambr_get_contract" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve a contract by ID, SHA-256 hash, or UUID.

With a valid API key (contract creator): returns the full contract including
human-readable text, machine-readable JSON, status, and principal declaration.
Without authentication: returns metadata only (contract_id, status, hash, dates).

Supports three lookup formats:
  - Contract ID: "amb-2026-0042"
  - SHA-256 hash: 64-character hex string
  - UUID: Standard UUID format

Args:
  - id (string, required): Contract ID, SHA-256 hash, or UUID

Returns: Full contract (if authorized) or metadata-only response.

Legibility: retrieval preserves the dual-format pairing — prose and JSON always replay to the same SHA-256.
```

### `ambr_get_contract_status`

- The name "ambr_get_contract_status" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check the status of a contract and its amendment chain.

Returns the current status and any linked amendments (parent or child contracts).
Useful for verifying if a contract is active, amended, or terminated.

Args:
  - id (string, required): Contract ID, SHA-256 hash, or UUID

Returns:
  - contract_id, status, created_at
  - amendment_type, parent_contract_hash
  - amendments: Array of child contracts (if any)

Legibility: amendments are bilateral and themselves dual-format — the chain stays legible from original through every revision.
```

### `ambr_list_templates`

- The name "ambr_list_templates" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List available contract templates on Ambr.

Returns all active Ricardian Contract templates with their slugs, names, descriptions,
categories, parameter schemas, and pricing. Use this to discover which templates are
available before creating a contract with ambr_create_contract.

No authentication required.

Returns: Array of template objects with slug, name, description, category,
parameter_schema, price_cents, and version fields.

Legibility: templates are the parameter schema for the dual-format contracts you create — starting here keeps your request conformant and your output defensible.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `ambr`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__ambr__ambr_list_templates",
      "mcp__ambr__ambr_get_contract",
      "mcp__ambr__ambr_get_contract_status"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__ambr__ambr_create_contract",
      "mcp__ambr__ambr_verify_hash",
      "mcp__ambr__ambr_agent_handshake"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```