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Theosis MCP

Theological Research AI Interface — PostgreSQL-backed MCP server for deep Bible study.

Connect any MCP-compatible AI (Claude, GPT, local LLMs via Open WebUI) to a unified theological database with 140+ Bible translations, Greek/Hebrew lexicons, 340K+ cross-references, Church Fathers, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and AI-powered semantic search.

Features

  • Word Studies: LSJ Greek, BDB Hebrew, Abbott-Smith NT lexicons (19K+ entries)

  • Original Languages: Morphologically-tagged Greek NT and Hebrew OT (31K verses)

  • Cross-References: 340K+ connections from TSK, Harrison/Romhild, and scholarly sources

  • Study Notes: Aquifer Open Study Notes (102K entries) + Tyndale Bible Dictionary

  • 140+ Translations: Side-by-side comparison with full-text PostgreSQL tsvector search

  • Extra-Biblical Library: Church Fathers, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha (69+ texts)

  • Semantic Search: pgvector embeddings for finding thematically related passages

  • ANE Context: Ancient Near East cultural background across 9 historical periods

  • Theographic Data: 1,100+ biblical persons with genealogy and relationship graphs

Related MCP server: mcp-bible

Quick Start

# Set database URL
export THEOSIS_DATABASE_URL="postgresql://theosis:***@192.168.1.130:5432/theosis"

# Run as stdio MCP server (for Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)
uvx theosis-mcp --transport stdio

# Run as Streamable HTTP server (for Open WebUI)
uvx theosis-mcp --transport streamable-http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Open WebUI Integration

  1. In Open WebUI Admin Settings → External Tools, add an MCP connection:

    • URL: http://192.168.1.130:8000/mcp

    • Transport: Streamable HTTP

  2. All tools become available to any model in Open WebUI

Tools

Tool

Description

word_study

Deep dive into Greek/Hebrew words with full lexicon data

lookup_verse

Get verse text with original language and morphology

search_lexicon

Search LSJ/BDB/Strong's by English concepts

get_cross_references

Find scholarly cross-reference connections

lookup_name

Biblical persons, places with relationship data

parse_morphology

Explain Greek/Hebrew grammatical codes

search_by_strongs

Find all verses using a specific Greek/Hebrew word

find_similar_passages

Semantic search with pgvector embeddings

explore_genealogy

Multi-generational family trees

get_study_notes

Aquifer study notes and Tyndale dictionary

get_dictionary_article

Full Tyndale Bible Dictionary articles

get_ane_context

Ancient Near East cultural background

get_theology_context

Systematic theological themes

list_translations

Browse 140+ available Bible translations

get_translation_verse

Get a verse in a specific translation

compare_translations

Side-by-side translation comparison

search_bible_fulltext

Full-text search across all translations

list_extra_biblical_categories

Browse Church Fathers library

search_extra_biblical

Search Church Fathers, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha

get_extra_biblical_text

Read specific extra-biblical texts

get_reading_plan

Generate structured Bible reading plans

Credits

Built on the foundation of StudyBible MCP by David Jayatillake. Data from scrollmapper/bible_databases, STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), and the Theographic Bible Knowledge Graph.

License

MIT

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