Hashing FAQs

Question 1

What is Hashing and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

Hashing is an MCP server that provides MD5 and SHA-256 hashing capabilities to LLMs. It allows LLMs to efficiently compute cryptographic hashes of text through the Model Context Protocol.

Question 2

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

Accepted Answer

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard that allows LLMs to access external tools and information. Hashing uses MCP to provide hashing functionalities to LLMs.

Question 3

Which LLM clients is Hashing compatible with?

Accepted Answer

Hashing is designed to work with any MCP client, including VS Code Copilot Chat and Claude Desktop, and potentially OpenAI agents.

Question 4

How do I configure my MCP client to use Hashing?

Accepted Answer

You need to configure your MCP client with the full, absolute path to the `hashing-mcp-server` executable within your virtual environment. This allows the client to launch the server and use its hashing tools.

Question 5

How do I install Hashing?

Accepted Answer

Hashing can be installed as a Python package using pip or uv. It's recommended to install it within a virtual environment.

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