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Hive MCP Server
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Production-ready Hive MCP server with 20 extensible actions — plus built-in authentication, security, and optimized execution.
Hive MCP Server
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20 Agent Actions
Create, read, update, and delete across Hive — and extend your agent's capabilities with custom actions.
Authentication
Agent Tool Authentication
Per-user OAuth in one call. Your Hive MCP server gets session-scoped tokens with zero credentials stored on your infra.
Agent Auth →
Security
Agent Protection
Every Hive tool response scanned for prompt injection in milliseconds — 88.7% accuracy, all running on CPU.
Prompt Injection Defense →
Performance
Max Agent Context. Min Cost.
Free up to 96% of your agent's context window to enhance reasoning and reduce cost, on every Hive call.
Tools Discovery →What is the Hive MCP Server?
A Hive MCP server lets AI agents read and write Hive data through the Model Context Protocol — Anthropic's open standard for connecting LLMs to external tools. StackOne's Hive MCP server ships with 20 pre-built actions, fully extensible via the Connector Builder — plus managed authentication, prompt injection defense, and optimized agent context. Connect it from MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code, or from agent frameworks like OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, and Vercel AI SDK.
All Hive MCP Tools and Actions
Every action from Hive's API, ready for your agent. Create, read, update, and delete — scoped to exactly what you need.
Actions
- Create Action
Create a new action (task) in Hive.
- List Actions
Retrieve all actions (tasks) within a specific workspace.
- Get Action
Retrieve a specific action (task) by its ID.
- Update Action
Update an existing action's properties.
- Delete Action
Delete an action (task) by its ID.
Action Comments
- Create Action Comment
Add a new comment to a specific action.
- List Action Comments
Retrieve all comments on a specific Hive action (task).
Labels
- Create Label
Create a new label in a Hive workspace.
- List Labels
Retrieve all labels within a specific workspace.
- Get Label
Retrieve a specific label within a workspace.
- Update Label
Update an existing label's properties in a workspace.
- Delete Label
Delete a label from a workspace.
Projects
- Create Project
Create a new project in Hive.
- List Projects
Retrieve all projects within a specific workspace.
- Get Project
Retrieve a specific project by its ID.
- Update Project
Update an existing project's properties.
- Delete Project
Delete a project by its ID.
Workspaces
- List Workspaces
Retrieve all workspaces accessible to the authenticated user.
- Get Workspace
Retrieve a specific workspace by its ID.
Workspace Users
- List Workspace Users
Retrieve all users belonging to a specific workspace.
Set Up Your Hive MCP Server in Minutes
One endpoint. Any framework. Your agent is talking to Hive in under 10 lines of code.
MCP Clients
Agent Frameworks
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Hive MCP Server Resources
MCP Code Mode: Keeping Tool Responses Out of Agent Context
Anthropic's code_execution processes data already in context. Custom MCP code mode keeps raw tool responses in a sandbox. 14K tokens vs 500.
11 min
Comparing BM25, TF-IDF, and Hybrid Search for MCP Tool Discovery
Benchmarking BM25, TF-IDF, and hybrid search for MCP tool discovery across 916 tools. The 80/20 TF-IDF/BM25 hybrid hits 21% Top-1 accuracy in under 1ms.
10 min
Indirect Prompt Injection Defense for MCP Tools: A Technical Guide
MCP tools that read emails, CRM records, and tickets are indirect prompt injection vectors. Here's how we built a two-tier defense that scans tool results in ~11ms.
12 min
Hive MCP Server FAQ
Hive MCP server vs direct API integration — what's the difference?
A Hive MCP server and direct API integration serve different use cases. Direct API integration is for software-to-software — backend code calling Hive. A Hive MCP server is for AI agents — MCP clients like Claude and Cursor, plus framework agents built with OpenAI, LangChain, or Vercel AI — discovering and calling Hive at runtime. StackOne provides both.
How does Hive authentication work for AI agents?
Hive authentication for AI agents works through a StackOne Connect Session. Create one via the dashboard or the SDK — you get an auth link and ready-to-paste config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Your user authenticates their own Hive account; StackOne handles token exchange, storage, and refresh. Credentials never reach the LLM, and each user is isolated via
origin_owner_id.Are Hive MCP tools vulnerable to prompt injection?
Yes — Hive MCP tools can be vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. Any tool that reads user-written content — documents, messages, tickets, records, or free-text fields — is a potential vector. StackOne Defender scans every tool response before it enters the agent's context — regex patterns in ~1ms, then a MiniLM classifier in ~4ms. 88.7% accuracy, CPU-only.
What is the context bloat of a Hive agent and how do I avoid it?
Context bloat happens when Hive tool schemas and API responses eat your Hive agent's memory, preventing it from reasoning effectively. A single Hive query can return a massive JSON response, and connecting multiple tools compounds the problem. Tools Discovery and Code Mode reduce context bloat — loading only relevant tools per query and keeping raw responses out of the agent's context.
Can I limit which actions my Hive agent can access?
Yes — you can limit which actions your Hive agent can access directly from the StackOne dashboard. Toggle actions on or off, or restrict them to specific accounts, with no code changes to your agent. Session tokens can be scoped to exact actions so if one leaks, exposure stays contained.
Can I create custom agent actions for my Hive MCP server?
Yes — you can create custom agent actions for your Hive MCP server using Connector Builder. It's an integration agent your coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot) can invoke to research Hive's API, generate production-ready connector YAML, test against the live API, and validate before you ship.
When should I NOT use a Hive MCP server?
Skip a Hive MCP server if your integration is purely software-to-software — direct Hive API integration is simpler when no AI agent is involved. For deterministic, compliance-critical operations (financial transactions, regulatory reporting), direct API gives you predictable behavior without agent-driven decision-making. MCP shines when AI agents need to dynamically discover and call Hive actions at runtime.
What AI frameworks and AI clients does the StackOne Hive MCP server support?
The StackOne Hive MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.
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