ICP MCP Terms of Service
Effective date: August 3, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the ICP MCP server
(the "Service"), operated by DFINITY Stiftung, Genferstrasse 11, 8002
Zürich, Switzerland ("DFINITY Foundation", "we"), at
mcp.internetcomputer.org, together with any pre-release
deployments of the same software that we operate. By connecting an AI
assistant to the Service, or
by using its pages and tools, you agree to these Terms. How we handle
personal data is described separately in the
ICP MCP Privacy Policy.
1. The Service
The Service is a Model Context Protocol server that lets an AI assistant read public information from the Internet Computer and, once you authorize a connection through Internet Identity, act on your behalf: read data applications hold for you, submit actions, and manage canisters you control. The Service is provided free of charge.
The Service is non-custodial: it never holds your funds or your long-term credentials. What it holds during a session is a delegated, time-limited authorization, as described in the Privacy Policy.
2. Your Responsibilities
The Service acts on instructions your AI assistant sends under your authorization, and it cannot tell a wise instruction from an unwise one. Requests made under your authorization are treated as yours. You are responsible for: what you ask your assistant to do; the access level ("Questions only" or "Actions & questions") and duration you grant on the Internet Identity consent screen; the security of your own devices and Internet Identity; and revoking connections you no longer want, at id.ai/manage/settings.
You agree to use the Service lawfully, and not to: disrupt or overload it; attempt to circumvent its authorization, rate, or safety mechanisms; or probe it for vulnerabilities outside the Internet Computer bug bounty's rules.
3. Actions Can Be Irreversible
Actions execute on the Internet Computer, a public network that neither we nor anyone else can roll back. Depending on what you authorize, that can include moving tokens, spending cycles, installing code, and deleting canisters together with their data. We cannot undo an action after the network accepts it. Prefer "Questions only" sessions when you do not need actions, keep authorization durations short, and review what your assistant intends before approving state-changing calls.
4. Third Parties
The applications and canisters you interact with through the Service are operated by third parties under their own terms; the Internet Computer and Internet Identity are governed by the Network Nervous System; and your AI assistant is provided under its provider's terms. We are not a party to your relationship with any of them, and data returned by the Service originates from them, not from us.
5. Availability and Changes to the Service
We aim to keep the Service available but do not promise it: we may change, suspend, or discontinue the Service or any of its tools at any time, and we may suspend access that we reasonably believe is abusive or a security risk. Current operational status is published at mcp.internetcomputer.org/status/.
6. Intellectual Property
The Service's software is open source under the Apache License 2.0 at github.com/dfinity/imcp2. These Terms grant no rights to DFINITY Foundation's names, logos, or other trademarks.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including availability, fitness for a particular purpose, and the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of data it returns, which comes from the network and the applications you query.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, DFINITY Foundation is not liable for damages arising from your use of the Service, including indirect or consequential damages, loss of tokens, cycles, or other assets, and loss of data, whether resulting from actions taken under your authorization, from third-party applications, from the behaviour of the Internet Computer or Internet Identity, or from the Service being unavailable, changed, or discontinued. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law, including liability under Swiss law for damage caused by unlawful intent or gross negligence.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms. When we do, we will change the effective date at the top of this page, and for changes that materially affect your rights or obligations we will give reasonable advance notice before they take effect.
10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by Swiss substantive law, excluding its conflict of law rules. The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Zürich, Switzerland, subject to any mandatory statutory forum available to you as a consumer.
11. Contact
Questions about these Terms: mcp@dfinity.org. For everything else, see Support.