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CBETA MCP Server

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MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server for CBETA Online - Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association.

CBETA contains over 100 million characters of Buddhist scriptures, including the Taishō Tripiṭaka, Xuzangjing, and many other collections.

Features

🔧 Tools

Tool

Description

search_sutra

Search Buddhist scriptures by keyword

get_sutra_content

Get content of a specific scripture

get_work_info

Get detailed information about a work

browse_catalog

Browse the scripture catalog

📚 Resources

  • cbeta://catalog - Complete scripture catalog

💬 Prompts

  • explain_sutra - Explain sutra passages

  • buddhist_term - Look up Buddhist terminology

Installation

Option 1: Local (Node.js)

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/your-username/cbeta-mcp.git cd cbeta-mcp # Install dependencies npm install # Build npm run build # Run npm start

Option 2: Cloudflare Workers (Recommended)

Prerequisites

  1. Cloudflare account

  2. Node.js (v18+)

  3. Wrangler CLI

Deployment Steps

# 1. Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/your-username/cbeta-mcp.git cd cbeta-mcp # 2. Install dependencies npm install # 3. Login to Cloudflare npx wrangler login # 4. Deploy to Cloudflare Workers npm run deploy

After deployment, your MCP server will be available at:

https://cbeta-mcp.<your-subdomain>.workers.dev

Local Development

# Start local development server npm run dev:worker # Test with MCP Inspector npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@latest

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

For Local Server

{ "mcpServers": { "cbeta": { "command": "node", "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\cbeta-mcp\\dist\\index.js"] } } }

For Cloudflare Workers

{ "mcpServers": { "cbeta": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://cbeta-mcp.your-subdomain.workers.dev/sse" ] } } }

Common Work IDs

ID

Title (Chinese)

Title (English)

T0001

長阿含經

Dīrghāgama

T0099

雜阿含經

Saṃyuktāgama

T0262

妙法蓮華經

Lotus Sutra

T0374

大般涅槃經

Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra

T0475

維摩詰所說經

Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra

T0665

金剛般若波羅蜜經

Diamond Sutra

T0842

大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經

Mahāvairocana Sūtra

API Reference

search_sutra

Search for Buddhist scriptures.

Parameters:

  • query (required): Search keywords

  • scope (optional): Search scope (T, X, N, etc.)

  • page (optional): Page number (default: 1)

  • limit (optional): Results per page (default: 10)

get_sutra_content

Get the content of a specific volume.

Parameters:

  • work_id (required): Work ID (e.g., T0001)

  • juan (optional): Volume number (default: 1)

  • format (optional): Output format ("text" or "html")

browse_catalog

Browse the scripture catalog.

Parameters:

  • catalog_id (optional): Catalog ID to browse

get_work_info

Get detailed information about a work.

Parameters:

  • work_id (required): Work ID

Development

# Install dependencies npm install # Build local version npm run build # Build for Workers npm run build:worker # Run tests with MCP Inspector npm run inspector

License

MIT

Credits

  • CBETA - Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association

  • DILA - Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts

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