Sefaria Jewish Library MCP Server

[](https://smithery.ai/server/mcp-sefaria-server) <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/j3v6vnp4xk"><img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/j3v6vnp4xk/badge" alt="Sefaria Jewish Library Server MCP server" /></a> # Sefaria Jewish Library MCP Server An MCP ([Model Context Protocol](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/mcp)) server that provides access to Jewish texts from the [Sefaria](https://www.sefaria.org/) 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 - Get daily/weekly learning schedule from Sefaria's calendar ## Installation Requires Python 3.10 or higher. ### 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", "absolute/path/to/mcp-sefaria-server", "run", "sefaria_jewish_library" ], "env": { "PYTHONIOENCODING": "utf-8" } } } } ``` ### 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 ``` ## 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" ``` ### search_texts Searches for Jewish texts in the Sefaria library based on a query. Example: ``` query: "moshiach" slop: 1 filters: ["Talmud", "Bavli"] size: 5 ``` ### get_daily_learnings Retrieves the daily or weekly learning schedule from Sefaria's calendar API. Parameters (all optional): - `diaspora` (boolean): When true, returns weekly Torah reading for diaspora. When false, returns Torah reading for Israel. Default: true - `custom` (string): If available, the weekly Haftarah will be returned for the selected custom - `year`, `month`, `day` (integers): Specific date (all three must be used together, or API falls back to current date) - `timezone` (string): Timezone name in accordance with IANA Standards Example: ``` # Get current day's learning schedule {} # Get learning schedule for a specific date in Israel { "diaspora": false, "year": 2024, "month": 12, "day": 25, "timezone": "Asia/Jerusalem" } ``` Returns a formatted schedule including: - Weekly Torah portion (Parashat Hashavua) with aliyot - Haftarah reading - Daf Yomi (daily Talmud page) - Daily Mishnah, Rambam, and other learning cycles - Various Jewish learning programs and their daily selections ## 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