tru8-mcp

MCP server for Tru8 Evidence Research — structured evidence research tools for AI agents.

Submit a claim or URL, get back source-traced evidence organized by tier (primary/reporting/commentary) and type (data/official/news/analysis/opinion/academic), with element decomposition and relationship mapping.

Quick Start

pip install tru8-mcp

Or run without installing:

uvx tru8-mcp

Set your API key:

export TRU8_API_KEY=tru8_sk_...

Create an API key at your Tru8 dashboard under Settings > Developer.

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tru8": {
      "command": "tru8-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TRU8_API_KEY": "tru8_sk_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline / Cursor

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tru8": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["tru8-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TRU8_API_KEY": "tru8_sk_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

From source

git clone https://github.com/SamYatesSmith/tru8-mcp.git
cd tru8-mcp
pip install -e .
tru8-mcp

Tools

Tool	Description	Typical time
tru8_check	Evidence research for a claim or article URL	15-120s
tru8_get_result	Retrieve completed check with computed analytics	<1s
tru8_get_result_raw	Retrieve raw check data without computed analytics	<1s

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
TRU8_API_KEY	Yes	API key (tru8_sk_...). Create at dashboard > Settings > Developer.
TRU8_API_URL	No	API base URL. Default: https://api.trueight.com

Security

Store API keys in environment variables or a secrets manager. Never hardcode keys in source code. If a key is compromised, revoke it immediately at your dashboard.