Accord Trace vs PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack)
A side-by-side look at the Accord Trace and PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Accord Trace for cryptography work over a hosted endpoint; choose PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) for cryptography as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Accord Trace when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cryptography domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
accord_trace_create_proof, accord_trace_verify, accord_trace_get_proof.
Choose PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cryptography domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
PDF_VERIFY_TRUST_ANCHORS, PDF_VERIFY_VERAPDF. - You want tools like
verify_signatures, verify_integrity, detect_pades_level.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cryptography | Cryptography |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | PDF_VERIFY_TRUST_ANCHORSPDF_VERIFY_VERAPDF |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | 7 |
| Full listing | View Accord Trace | View PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) |
Tools & capabilities
Accord Trace tools 9
accord_trace_create_proofCreate an AccordTrace hash-bound service record. If issuer signing is configured, the proof also carries an Ed25519 issuer signature. Submitted content is not stored.accord_trace_verifyVerify an AccordTrace recorded proof, optionally compare supplied data/hash, and verify an issuer signature when one is present.accord_trace_get_proofRetrieve public non-secret AccordTrace proof metadata by proof ID.accord_trace_hashCompute AccordTrace canonical SHA-256 for JSON-compatible data without creating a proof.accord_trace_network_capabilitiesRead the live one-level AccordTrace Agent Affiliate Network policy, economics, anti-downline rules and payout activation status. Read-only; it does not enroll or attribute an agent.accord_trace_network_statsRead aggregate live affiliate-network states, distinguishing generated invitations, attributions, qualified direct sales, earned commissions and paid commissions.accord_trace_passport_product_capabilitiesRead the live Agent Passport Certificate product price and commercial readiness gates. Read-only; it never initiates checkout.accord_trace_wallet_capabilitiesRead machine-facing Agent Wallet feature gates, Ed25519 signing contract, funded-balance policy, USDC representation and explicit no-credit/no-lending boundary. Read-only; it never creates a wallet or moves funds.accord_trace_resolve_referralResolve a direct AccordTrace referral code to its active public referral record and disclosure without reserving attribution or creating a sale.
PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) tools 7
verify_signaturesCryptographic verification, trust chain evaluation against trust anchors, revocation checking (embedded OCSP/CRL or online), RFC 3161 timestamp verificationverify_integrityTamper detection: incremental updates, changes after signing, **DocMDP certification violations assessed per P value** (below), and an object-level diff of the revision chain (which objects each update added, rewrote or freed). Incremental updates are legal, so the diff says what to review — no ver…detect_pades_levelPAdES baseline level (B-B / B-T / B-LT / B-LTA) with content-validated LTV dataidentify_conformanceDeclared PDF/A / PDF/UA conformance from XMP metadatavalidate_conformancePDF/A (ISO 19005) and PDF/UA (ISO 14289) validation: veraPDF when installed, built-in rule subset otherwisevalidate_clausesConstraints mapped from ISO 32000-1/-2 clauses — the specification body itself, which the PDF/A and PDF/UA profiles do not coverevaluate_policyDeterministic 4-value trust verdict (trust_and_use / use_with_caution / human_review_required / reject) from a fixed rule table over the verification facts, with domain profiles (contract, financial, legal, medical, government). The judge is code; the narrative is the LLM
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Accord Trace
{
"mcpServers": {
"accord-trace": {
"url": "https://accordtrace.notary-labs.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack)
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-verify-pdf-agent-stack": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@shuji-bonji/pdf-verify-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"PDF_VERIFY_TRUST_ANCHORS": "YOUR_PDF_VERIFY_TRUST_ANCHORS_HERE",
"PDF_VERIFY_VERAPDF": "YOUR_PDF_VERIFY_VERAPDF_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Accord Trace is categorized under Cryptography and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) belongs to Cryptography and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Accord Trace for cryptography work and PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) for cryptography.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Accord Trace has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add accord-trace and pdf-verify-pdf-agent-stack as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Accord Trace has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. PDF Verify (PDF Agent Stack) has 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.