integrity-checker-mcp

MCP server for the CMS File Integrity Checker.

Exposes integrity check operations as tools for AI agents (Archi) so users can submit and query file integrity jobs through natural language.

Tools

Related MCP server: bvbrc-mcp-server

Configuration

INTEGRITY_CHECKER_MAX_LFNS_PER_REQUEST and INTEGRITY_CHECKER_MAX_CONCURRENT_JOBS must be kept in sync with the corresponding env vars on the integrity checker server.

Running locally

python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
INTEGRITY_CHECKER_URL=https://your-server integrity-checker-mcp

Running with Docker

docker build -t integrity-checker-mcp .
docker run \
  -e INTEGRITY_CHECKER_URL=https://your-server \
  -e INTEGRITY_CHECKER_TOKEN=your-token \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  integrity-checker-mcp

Development

pytest tests/

Tests use a MockClient — no live server required.

How it works

Integrity checks are asynchronous. The typical flow is:

1. Submit a request → get a request_id

2. Check queue depth with get_queue_status (cron runs every minute)

3. Poll get_integrity_request until status is COMPLETED

4. Fetch results with get_integrity_files or get_integrity_replicas

Important: ERROR replica status means the file was inaccessible (e.g. on tape), not that it is corrupted. Never report ERROR replicas as corrupted.