Quran MCP Server

Quran.com v4 MCP server

Local serverstdio

What is the Quran MCP server?

Quran MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Quran.com v4 MCP server.

What you get

MCP server to interact with Quran.com corpus via the official REST API v4.

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server generated from the OpenAPI specification.

What the assistant can call

Once Quran is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Chapters — The Chapters tool exposed by this server
  • Verses — The Verses tool exposed by this server
  • Juzs — The Juzs tool exposed by this server
  • Search — The Search tool exposed by this server
  • Translations — The Translations tool exposed by this server
  • Tafsirs — The Tafsirs tool exposed by this server
  • Audio — The Audio tool exposed by this server
  • Languages — The Languages tool exposed by this server
  • Requirements — The Requirements tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

You will need 2 environment variables: API_KEY, VERBOSE_MODE. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js 22+ * Docker

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Quran's toolset — Chapters, Verses, Juzs and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by djalal; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Quran's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 9 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Quran.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the quran mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ChaptersThe Chapters tool exposed by this server.
VersesThe Verses tool exposed by this server.
JuzsThe Juzs tool exposed by this server.
SearchThe Search tool exposed by this server.
TranslationsThe Translations tool exposed by this server.
TafsirsThe Tafsirs tool exposed by this server.
AudioThe Audio tool exposed by this server.
LanguagesThe Languages tool exposed by this server.
RequirementsThe Requirements tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Quran MCP server

### Production Mode (Node.js)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quran-api": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/quran-mcp-server/dist/src/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your_api_key_if_needed",
        "VERBOSE_MODE": "true" // Set to "true" to enable verbose logging
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js 22+ * Docker
VariableDescriptionRequired
API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
VERBOSE_MODEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Quran to Chapters.
  • Use Quran to Verses.
  • Use Quran to Juzs.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Quran to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 9 tools (Chapters, Verses, Juzs, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Quran directly.