Asterwise MCP Server

Astrology and divination calculations as MCP tools. 118 tools covering Vedic and Western astrology, numerology, tarot, crystals, dreams, natal charts, Dasha, matchmaking and Panchanga, with interpretations that follow classical Jyotish method. Every position is verified against an independent Swiss Ephemeris run (asterwise.com/proof) and checked against NASA JPL Horizons, median 0.050 arcseconds over 80 positions (asterwise.com/accuracy). How it compares with seven other astrology APIs, sourced and dated: asterwise.com/compare.

Quick Start (2 minutes)

See it first: 46-second demo of Claude Desktop casting a chart through this server, and the independent Swiss Ephemeris cross-check.

Get your API key

Sign up free at asterwise.com/dashboard: 500 calls/month on the Sandbox tier. No credit card. No time limit.

Connect to Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asterwise": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.asterwise.com/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_HEADER_AUTHORIZATION": "Bearer your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect to Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asterwise": {
      "url": "https://mcp.asterwise.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Test the connection

curl https://mcp.asterwise.com/health

Authentication

Three methods supported:

Method 1 — API Key (quick start)
Pass your Asterwise API key (starts with aw_) either as Authorization: Bearer <api-key> or as an X-API-Key: <api-key> header. Both are equivalent; use whichever your MCP client can set.

Method 2 — OAuth 2.1 (production)
Exchange your API key for a short-lived token:

curl -X POST https://mcp.asterwise.com/oauth/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "grant_type": "client_credentials",
    "client_id": "your-api-key",
    "client_secret": "your-api-key"
  }'

Returns: {"access_token": "...", "expires_in": 3600, ...}

Use the token: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>

Access tokens are stateless HS256 JWTs. The API key is carried inside the token encrypted with a key derived from JWT_SECRET; only a SHA-256 hash of the key appears in the sub claim. Keep JWT_SECRET private.

Method 3 — OAuth 2.1 authorization code for MCP clients (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Smithery)
MCP clients log a user in through the standard authorization-code flow with PKCE (S256). Discovery is at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server. Two ways for a client to identify itself are supported:

• Client ID Metadata Documents (current MCP spec, preferred): use an HTTPS URL as client_id. The URL must serve a JSON document whose client_id equals the URL, with client_name, redirect_uris, and token_endpoint_auth_method: "none". These clients are public: no secret, PKCE only, authorization_code and refresh_token grants, refresh tokens rotate on every use. Redirect URIs must be https, or http on localhost / 127.0.0.1 / [::1] (port ignored, per RFC 8252). A reference document you can copy: https://asterwise.com/public/oauth/example-client.json.
• Dynamic Client Registration (POST /oauth/register, deprecated in the MCP spec but still supported): returns a client_id and client_secret; the secret is required at /oauth/token.

The server fetches metadata documents with SSRF protections (public addresses only, no redirects, 64 KB, 10 s) and caches them for the document's Cache-Control: max-age (60 s to 24 h, default 1 h). The consent page shows the host that published the document.

Run over stdio

For hosts that speak stdio instead of HTTP (Glama hosted builds, a local Claude Desktop entry, quick tests):

pip install -r requirements.txt
ASTERWISE_API_KEY=aw_your_key python stdio.py

Over stdio the key comes from ASTERWISE_API_KEY; the server starts and lists its tools without one, and tool calls need it. Logs go to stderr.

Configuration

Copy .env.example to .env and set at least:

Variable	Required	Description
ASTERWISE_API_BASE_URL	Yes	Asterwise API base URL (e.g. https://api.asterwise.com).
JWT_SECRET	For /oauth/token	At least 32 characters; used to sign access tokens.
MCP_SERVER_HOST / MCP_SERVER_PORT	No	Bind address and port for the MCP HTTP server.
LOG_LEVEL	No	Default INFO.
MCP_OAUTH_SECRET	For OAuth	Shared with asterwise-api; verifies access tokens issued by its /v1/oauth/token.
ASTERWISE_API_KEY	stdio only	Your Asterwise API key for python stdio.py; HTTP deployments take the key per request instead.
INTERNAL_API_TOKEN	For OAuth client registration	Shared with asterwise-api; used when forwarding dynamic client registration.
FRONTEND_URL	For /authorize	Where the browser is sent for sign-in and consent (e.g. https://asterwise.com).
OPENAI_APPS_CHALLENGE_TOKEN	No	Served at /.well-known/openai-apps-challenge for directory verification.

Tools (118 total)

The MCP server exposes 118 tools organized by Python module. The categorization reflects code organization; tools may serve multiple traditions (e.g. matchmaking includes both Sanskrit Dashakoot and Tamil Porutham methods).

• western — 25 tools (chart, transits, returns, progressions, void-of-course Moon, planetary hours, profections, eclipses, day view, daily factors, events, horary, significations)
• natal — 13 tools (chart, dasha trees, ascendant systems)
• factors — 5 tools (tarabala, Vedic daily factors, Vedic events, BPHS significations, reference charts)
• numerology — 11 tools (profile, compatibility, life path)
• tarot — 9 tools (draws, spreads, suit references)
• vedic_reference — 8 tools (nakshatra, planet nature, ayanamsha, classical reference)
• numerology_gaps — 7 tools (expression, soul urge, personality, maturity, balance, karmic, personal cycles)
• panchanga — 6 tools (panchanga day with every limb and timing, monthly calendar, muhurta search, choghadiya, rahu kaal, hora)
• crystals — 5 tools (list, by planet, recommendations, individual)
• dasha — 5 tools (vimshottari, ashtottari, yogini, char, transits)
• matchmaking — 5 tools (dashakoot, porutham, thirumana, papasamyam, compatibility)
• horoscope — 4 tools (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly)
• yoga_dosha — 4 tools (yogas, doshas, sade sati, pitra dosha)
• angel_numbers — 3 tools (today, personal, lookup)
• varshaphal — 3 tools (annual chart, saham, harsha bala)
• dreams — 2 tools (symbols, individual)
• panchanga_ext — 3 tools (festival and vrat calendar, tamil panchanga, geocode a place name)

For the full tool list see docs.asterwise.com or the MCP server's tool listing endpoint.

Run locally

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
export ASTERWISE_API_BASE_URL=https://api.asterwise.com
export JWT_SECRET="$(python -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))')"
uvicorn server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

uvicorn server:app is the same entry point the production Dockerfile and railway.toml use, so the auth middleware, OAuth routes and /health are all present locally. Runtime dependencies are pinned in requirements.txt; requirements-dev.txt adds the test tooling.

Tests

pytest

Coverage is enforced at 78% for core modules (auth, client, errors, logging_config, models, runtime, server); tool modules are excluded from the gate (see .coveragerc).

Status

https://status.asterwise.com

License

MIT. See LICENSE. Security reports: see SECURITY.md.