ScamVerify
ScamVerify MCP Server
AI-powered scam and threat verification MCP server. Verify phone numbers, URLs, text messages, emails, documents, and QR codes against 10M+ threat intelligence records from FTC, FCC, URLhaus, ThreatFox, and community reports.
Server URL: https://scamverify.ai/api/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP (stateless) or stdio (local proxy)
Authentication: API key or OAuth 2.1 (PKCE)
Tools (10)
Tool | Description |
| Look up a US phone number for scam reports, carrier info, robocall flags, and community reports. Returns risk score (0-100), verdict, and detailed signals from FTC, FCC, carrier, and community data. |
| Check a website URL for safety. Analyzes domain age, SSL certificate, redirect chains, brand impersonation, Google Web Risk, URLhaus, ThreatFox, and community reports. |
| Analyze a text/SMS message for scam indicators. Extracts and cross-references embedded phone numbers and URLs. AI identifies scam type, red flags, and risk level. |
| Analyze an email for phishing indicators. Checks sender domain, email headers (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), brand impersonation, embedded URLs and phone numbers. |
| Analyze a document image for scam indicators. Uses vision AI to extract entities (addresses, officials, citations, phone numbers) and verifies them against government databases. |
| Scan a QR code image and verify its contents. Decodes the QR code server-side and, if it contains a URL, runs full URL verification. |
| Look up multiple phone numbers in a single request (max 100). |
| Check multiple URLs in a single request (max 100). |
| Check your current API usage quota and rate limits for the billing period. |
| Check the operational status of ScamVerify API services. No authentication required. |
Prompts (4)
Prompt | Description |
| Investigate a suspicious phone number for scam indicators and provide a safety recommendation. |
| Check if a website URL is safe to visit and provide a detailed safety assessment. |
| Analyze a suspicious text message for scam indicators and explain the findings. |
| Analyze a suspicious email for phishing indicators and provide a safety assessment. |
Data Sources
FTC Do Not Call Complaints - 9.7M+ records with scam type classification
FCC Consumer Complaints - 443K+ telecom violation reports
URLhaus - 74K+ active malicious URL indicators
ThreatFox - 60K+ IOCs (indicators of compromise)
Carrier Intelligence - Line type, CNAM, VoIP detection, high-risk carrier flagging
Community Reports - User-submitted scam reports with verification
Setup
Option 1: Remote Server (Recommended)
Connect directly to the hosted ScamVerify MCP server. No installation required.
Claude Desktop:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scamverify": {
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://scamverify.ai/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop (OAuth - no API key needed):
{
"mcpServers": {
"scamverify": {
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://scamverify.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}When using without an API key, Claude Desktop will initiate the OAuth 2.1 flow. You'll be redirected to sign in at scamverify.ai and authorize access.
Cursor / Windsurf / Other MCP Clients:
{
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://scamverify.ai/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}ChatGPT:
ScamVerify is available as a ChatGPT connector. Add it through the ChatGPT plugin/connector settings using:
MCP URL:
https://scamverify.ai/api/mcpAuth: OAuth
Option 2: Local Proxy (stdio)
Run a local MCP server that proxies all tool calls to the ScamVerify API. Useful for MCP clients that only support stdio transport.
Install and run:
npm install -g @scamverifyai/scamverify-mcp
SCAMVERIFY_API_KEY=sv_live_... scamverify-mcpOr run directly with npx:
SCAMVERIFY_API_KEY=sv_live_... npx @scamverifyai/scamverify-mcpClaude Desktop (stdio):
{
"mcpServers": {
"scamverify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@scamverifyai/scamverify-mcp"],
"env": {
"SCAMVERIFY_API_KEY": "sv_live_..."
}
}
}
}Docker:
docker build -t scamverify-mcp .
docker run -e SCAMVERIFY_API_KEY=sv_live_... scamverify-mcpEnvironment Variables
Variable | Required | Description |
| Yes | Your API key (prefix: |
| No | Override the API base URL (default: |
Getting an API Key
Sign up at scamverify.ai
Go to Settings > API Keys
Generate a key (prefix:
sv_live_for production,sv_test_for testing)
OAuth 2.1 Authentication
The remote server supports OAuth 2.1 with PKCE (S256). Discovery endpoints:
Authorization Server:
https://scamverify.ai/.well-known/oauth-authorization-serverProtected Resource:
https://scamverify.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
OAuth scopes: phone:lookup, url:lookup, text:analyze, email:analyze, usage:read
Development
git clone https://github.com/scamverifyai/scamverify-mcp.git
cd scamverify-mcp
npm install
npm run build
SCAMVERIFY_API_KEY=sv_test_... npm startPricing
A free tier (50 lookups/month) is automatically provisioned on first OAuth login or API key creation.
Plan | Monthly Price | Lookups/mo | Rate Limit |
Free | $0 | 50 | 10 RPM |
Starter | $19/mo | 1,000 | 30 RPM |
Growth | $49/mo | 5,000 | 60 RPM |
Pro | $149/mo | 25,000 | 120 RPM |
Scale | $499/mo | 100,000 | 300 RPM |
Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Full API documentation: docs.scamverify.ai
Links
Website: scamverify.ai
API Docs: docs.scamverify.ai
MCP Integration Guide: docs.scamverify.ai/docs/guides/mcp-integration
OAuth Flow Guide: docs.scamverify.ai/docs/guides/oauth-flow
Status Page: status.scamverify.ai
Contact: scamverify.ai/contact
License
MIT
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