Sefaria Jewish Library MCP Server
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Integrations
Provides access to Jewish texts from the Sefaria digital library through tools for retrieving specific texts by reference, obtaining commentaries on a given text, and searching the library with customizable filters.
Sefaria Jewish Library MCP 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.
Features
- Retrieve Jewish texts by reference
- Retrieve commentaries on a given text
- Search the Jewish library for a query
Installation
Requires Python 3.10 or higher.
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Running the Server
The server can be run directly:
Or through an MCP client that supports the Model Context Protocol. for claude desktop app and cline you should use the following config:
Installing via Smithery
To install Sefaria Jewish Library for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Available tools
The server provides the following tools through the MCP interface:
get_text
Retrieves a specific Jewish text by its reference.
Example:
get_commentaries
Retrieves a list of commentaries for a given text.
Example:
search_texts
Searches for Jewish texts in the Sefaria library based on a query.
Example:
Development
This project uses:
- MCP SDK for server implementation
- Sefaria API for accessing Jewish texts
Requirements
- Python >= 3.10
- MCP SDK >= 1.1.1
- Sefaria API
License
MIT License
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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.