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# Sefaria Jewish Library MCP Server
[](https://smithery.ai/server/mcp-sefaria-server)
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to Jewish texts from the Sefaria library. This server enables Large Language Models to retrieve and reference Jewish texts through a standardized interface.
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## Features
- Retrieve Jewish texts by reference
- Retrieve commentaries on a given text
## Installation
Requires Python 3.10 or higher.
### Installing via Smithery
To install Sefaria Jewish Library for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/mcp-sefaria-server):
```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-sefaria-server --client claude
```
### Clone the repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/sivan22/mcp-sefaria-server.git
cd mcp-sefaria-server
```
## Running the Server
The server can be run directly:
```bash
uv --directory path/to/directory run sefaria_jewish_library
```
Or through an MCP client that supports the Model Context Protocol.
for claude desktop app and cline you should use the following config:
```
{
"mcpServers": {
"sefaria_jewish_library": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"C:/dev/mcp-sefaria-server",
"run",
"sefaria_jewish_library"
],
"env": {
"PYTHONIOENCODING": "utf-8"
}
}
}
}
```
## Available tools
The server provides the following tools through the MCP interface:
### get_text
Retrieves a specific Jewish text by its reference.
Example:
```
reference: "Genesis 1:1"
reference: "שמות פרק ב פסוק ג"
reference: "משנה ברכות פרק א משנה א"
```
### get_commentaries
Retrieves a list of commentaries for a given text.
Example:
```
reference: "Genesis 1:1"
reference: "שמות פרק ב פסוק ג"
reference: "משנה ברכות פרק א משנה א"
```
## Development
This project uses:
- [MCP SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/sdk) for server implementation
- [Sefaria API](https://github.com/Sefaria/Sefaria-API) for accessing Jewish texts
## Requirements
- Python >= 3.10
- MCP SDK >= 1.1.1
- Sefaria API
## License
MIT License