# hashing-mcp-server

> An MCP Server offering tools to calculate MD5 and SHA-256 cryptographic hashes for text data, designed for use with LLMs.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/hashing-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://www.kunal-pathak.com/blog/model-context-protocol/
- repository: https://github.com/kanad13/MCP-Server-for-Hashing
- version: 2.0.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, hashing, llm, mcp, md5, server, sha256, tools
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:hashing-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# MCP Server for cryptographic hashing

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for MD5 and SHA-256 hashing. This server enables LLMs to process cryptographic requests efficiently.

## Available Tools

The server offers 2 tools:

- `calculate_md5`: Computes the MD5 hash of a given text.
- `calculate_sha256`: Computes the SHA-256 hash of a given text.

The server is designed to be used with MCP clients like VS Code Copilot Chat, Claude for Desktop, and other LLM interfaces that support the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io).

## Understand MCP and Build Your Own MCP Server

If you are new to the concept of Model Context Protocol (MCP), then you can use these resources:

- **What is MCP?**
  - [Understanding Model Context Protocol & Agentic AI](https://www.kunal-pathak.com/blog/model-context-protocol/)
- **How can I build my own MCP Server?**
  - [Simple tutorial on how to build your own MCP Server](https://github.com/kanad13/MCP-Server-for-Hashing/blob/master/docs/tutorial-build-mcp-server.md)
- **Where to find the `hashing-mcp-server` package?**
  - You can find the [Python Package on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/hashing-mcp-server/)
  - You can find the [Docker Image on Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/kunalpathak13/hashing-mcp-server)
  - You can find the source code in this [GitHub repository](https://github.com/kanad13/MCP-Server-for-Hashing)
  - You can find it also on MCP Server Lists like
    - [mcp.so](https://mcp.so/server/hashing-mcp-server/KunalPathak)
- **How to install and use the `hashing-mcp-server`?**
  - See the sections below for installation and usage instructions.

## Server in action

The gif below shows how the MCP server processes requests and returns the corresponding cryptographic hashes.
I have used Claude Desktop as an example, but it works equally well with other MCP clients like VSCode.
![MCP Server in action](/assets/mcp-60.gif)

## Prerequisites

- **To Run via Docker:** Docker installed and running.
- **To …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (0.825, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/hashing-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T17:20:41.415Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/hashing-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/hashing-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:hashing-mcp-server