@filoz/foc-observer

@filoz/foc-observer

MCP stdio server and CLI for querying FOC (Filecoin Onchain Cloud) historical and live chain data and dealbot data. Gives AI agents and humans access to indexed event history, live contract state, provider health metrics, and proving data from the FOC smart contract stack on Filecoin.

Public API endpoint URL isn't shared here, you'll either need to run your own or ask for an official endpoint.

Also note that the public endpoint also has a streaming MCP server so this package isn't strictly necessary for AI environments such as Claude Desktop that support streaming connectors. See below.

Quick Start

Stdio MCP (any MCP-compatible agent)

npx @filoz/foc-observer serve --api-url https://your-server.example.com

Or install globally:

npm install -g @filoz/foc-observer
foc-observer serve --api-url https://your-server.example.com

Register with your MCP host as a stdio server. Examples:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport stdio foc-observer -- foc-observer serve --api-url https://your-server.example.com

Claude Desktop / Cursor / other MCP hosts:

Add to your MCP configuration (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "foc-observer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@filoz/foc-observer", "serve", "--api-url", "https://your-server.example.com"]
    }
  }
}

Remote MCP (zero install)

MCP clients that support Streamable HTTP transport can connect directly to the server endpoint without this package:

https://your-server.example.com/mcp

How It Works

This package is a thin MCP proxy. The serve command creates a local stdio MCP server that forwards all tool calls to the remote foc-observer HTTP server. No local database, no local indexing—all data comes from the remote endpoint.

Claude Code/Desktop
  -> stdio -> foc-observer serve (this package)
    -> HTTP -> foc-observer server (/mcp endpoint)
      -> Postgres (indexed events)
      -> Lotus RPC (live contract state)
      -> BetterStack (DealBot metrics)
      -> Goldsky subgraph (proving health)

Configuration

Option	Required	Description
--api-url <url>	Yes*	foc-observer server URL (e.g. https://your-server.example.com)
FOC_API_URL env	Yes*	Same, as environment variable. --api-url takes precedence.
FOC_NETWORK env	No	Default network for CLI commands (mainnet or calibnet, default: mainnet)

*One of --api-url or FOC_API_URL must be provided.

CLI Commands

The same binary provides a human-friendly CLI for direct queries:

# Check connectivity
foc-observer status

# SQL query against indexed events
foc-observer query -n mainnet "SELECT source, COUNT(*) FROM fwss_data_set_created GROUP BY source"

# List tables and row counts
foc-observer tables -n mainnet

# Describe a table's columns
foc-observer describe fwss_data_set_created

# Provider directory
foc-observer providers -n mainnet
foc-observer provider -n mainnet 1

# Dataset details
foc-observer dataset -n mainnet 100

# Payment rail inspection
foc-observer rail -n mainnet 100

# Current pricing
foc-observer pricing -n mainnet

All commands support --json for machine-readable output.

MCP Tools (20 tools)

When connected as an MCP server, agents get access to:

Category	Tools
Knowledge	get_system_context (mandatory first call)
Events (SQL)	query_sql, list_tables, describe_table, get_status
Contract State	get_providers, get_provider, get_dataset, get_dataset_proving, get_rail, get_pricing, get_account, get_auction
Quality Metrics	get_dealbot_stats, get_dealbot_providers, get_dealbot_provider_detail, get_dealbot_daily, get_dealbot_failures
Proving Health	get_proving_health, get_proving_dataset

The get_system_context tool returns comprehensive protocol knowledge that agents need to interpret results correctly. Analytical tools require i_have_read_the_system_context: true to confirm context is loaded.

What is FOC?

FOC (Filecoin Onchain Cloud) is a layered decentralized storage services marketplace on Filecoin:

• FilecoinPay: generic payment rail infrastructure (streaming and one-time payments)
• PDPVerifier: proof of data possession protocol (neutral, no business logic)
• FWSS (FilecoinWarmStorageService): warm storage service with pricing, fault tracking, settlement validation
• ServiceProviderRegistry: provider registration and discovery
• SessionKeyRegistry: delegated auth keys

Contract source: FilOzone/filecoin-services

Self-Hosting

This package connects to a remote foc-observer server. To run your own server, see the foc-observer repository.

License

MIT