NodeRail MCP Server

The provenance and governance layer for AI-readable knowledge.

MCP asks what AI can access. NodeRail asks what AI should trust.

What This Is

NodeRail is a knowledge governance platform that gives frameworks, methods, and intellectual work a permanent, versioned, citable home — with DOI issuance, Git-based lineage, and governance built in.

This MCP server exposes NodeRail's knowledge graph to Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants — so they can find, read, and cite structured knowledge with authorship intact.

Why It Matters

Every other MCP server is an access layer. NodeRail is the trust layer.

When AI systems consume knowledge through MCP, they need to know:

• Who created this?
• Is this the canonical version?
• What changed between versions?
• Is this peer-reviewed, practitioner-derived, or experimental?
• Should this be trusted for enterprise decisions?

NodeRail answers those questions. No other MCP server does.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | noderail_get_field | Get a Field node by ID with full provenance | | noderail_list_nodes | List all nodes with status and version | | noderail_get_node | Get any node by ID with full content | | noderail_get_lineage | Get version history and lineage chain | | noderail_search_nodes | Search nodes by keyword or author | | noderail_get_trust_status | Trust report: evidence level, canonical status, permitted use |

Quick Start

npm install -g noderail-mcp

Add to your ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noderail": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/noderail-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "NODERAIL_REPO_PATH": "/path/to/your/noderail-repo"
      }
    }
  }
}

Then ask Claude:

• "What fields exist in NodeRail?"
• "Search NodeRail nodes for cognitive load"
• "Get the trust status of the HCS field"

The Live Example

The first field in NodeRail is Human Capacity Science (HCS) — a framework for measuring cognitive, emotional, and digital load to prevent burnout. Created by Gao Kabubi. DOI issued. Versioned. Governed.

That's what NodeRail looks like in practice.

Platform

• Website: noderail.org
• Version: v0.1 (early access)
• Founded by: Gao Kabubi

License

MIT