Onfido

What your agent can do

Onfido gives your agent 20 tools it calls directly — pick the ones it needs, in Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.

• →create_applicant — Create an Onfido applicant — the person record that documents, live photos, and checks attach to. Required before any verification.
• →retrieve_applicant — Retrieve an applicant by id.
• →update_applicant — Update fields on an existing applicant. Send only the fields you want to change.

// Your agent calls a tool directly — no glue code.
// CodeSpar's managed tier handles OAuth2, token rotation and rate limits.
const result = await session.call("create_applicant", { /* ... */ });

Install

$ npm install @codespar/mcp-onfido

Quickstart

Add this entry to your claude_desktop_config.json (or any MCP-compatible client config).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onfido": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@codespar/mcp-onfido"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ONFIDO_API_TOKEN": "<your_onfido_api_token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

After restart, your agent can call any of the 20 tools below — try create_applicant first.

Environment variables · 2

Required to authenticate the server. Stored encrypted when using CodeSpar managed hosting.

Available tools · 20

Each tool is independent — your agent loads only what it needs to reduce context and response time.

Compatible frameworks

MCP is a protocol — any framework that speaks it can mount this server.

Frequently asked questions