# hive-mcp-prior

MCP server for **Hive Prior** — LEX-IP Patent Priority Timestamping (Project Tachyon §6.1).

Hive Prior issues dual-signed ML-DSA-65 + Ed25519 CBOR receipt envelopes that bind a content hash, an inventor DID, and an exact timestamp on the Hive network. Multiple inventors can stamp the same content; the earliest stamp is the provable first discloser.

Brand color: `#C08D23` (Hive Gold, Pantone 1245 C).

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## Tools

| Tool | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| `prior_issue` | Stamp a disclosure with a dual-signed Prior receipt | $50 / $200 / $500 by tier |
| `prior_verify` | Retrieve a Prior record + re-verify dual signature | free |
| `prior_by_hash` | All inventors who stamped the same content hash; first_mover flag | free |
| `prior_by_inventor` | Paginated receipt history for an inventor DID | free |
| `prior_leaderboard` | Top inventors by receipts issued (last 30 days) | free |
| `prior_health` | Service health, record count, write probe | free |

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## Pricing Tiers

| Tier | Entropy Axes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| `disclosure` | 6 | $50 (5000 cents) |
| `singularity` | 16 | $200 (20000 cents) |
| `uspto` | 16 + USPTO integration | $500 (50000 cents) |

The `uspto` tier requires a `uspto_application_serial` in the request body.

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## Endpoints (Backend)

| Method | Path | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/v1/prior/issue` | Issue a Prior stamp |
| GET | `/v1/prior/verify/{prior_id}` | Verify by prior_id |
| GET | `/v1/prior/by-hash/{content_hash}` | All inventors for hash |
| GET | `/v1/prior/by-inventor/{inventor_did}` | Inventor history (paginated) |
| GET | `/v1/prior/leaderboard` | Top inventors |
| GET | `/v1/prior/health` | Health check |

Backend: `https://hivemorph.onrender.com`

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## Connect

**Smithery:** `https://smithery.ai/new?repo=srotzin/hive-mcp-prior`

**MCP config (`claude_desktop_config.json`):**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive-prior": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/hive-mcp-prior/server.js"]
    }
  }
}
```

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## Receipt Envelope Shape

Each Prior stamp wraps an inner ML-DSA-65 + Ed25519 dual-signed CBOR swarm-receipt and adds LEX-IP binding fields:

```json
{
  "prior_id": "uuid",
  "content_hash": "sha256-hex-64-chars",
  "inventor_did": "did:hive:inventor:...",
  "timestamp_iso": "2026-05-08T00:00:00Z",
  "entropy_axes": 6,
  "tier": "disclosure",
  "price_usd_cents": 5000,
  "uspto_application_serial": null,
  "inner_receipt": {
    "receipt_id": "...",
    "sig_classical": "Ed25519-base64",
    "sig_dsa": "ML-DSA-65-base64",
    "profile": "swarm",
    "validator_dids": ["did:hive:mesh:alpha", ...]
  }
}
```

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## Council Provenance

R3/R4/R5/R6 cleared. LEX-IP surfaces (Prior, Mark, Origin) are Project Tachyon §6.1-6.3.

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## License

MIT — Steve Rotzin / The Hivery IQ  
Source: https://github.com/srotzin/hive-mcp-prior