Sefaria Jewish Library MCP Server

Enables Large Language Models to retrieve and reference Jewish texts from the Sefaria library through a standardized interface.

Local serverstdioPython★ 1

What is the Sefaria Jewish Library MCP Server?

Enables Large Language Models to retrieve and reference Jewish texts from the Sefaria library through a standardized interface.

What the server does

  • Retrieve Jewish texts by reference
  • Retrieve commentaries on a given text

Credentials and setup notes

  • Python >= 3.10 - MCP SDK >= 1.1.1 - Sefaria API

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Recorded tools

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ToolWhat it does
get_text
get_commentaries

Configuration

  • Python >= 3.10 - MCP SDK >= 1.1.1 - Sefaria API
VariableDescriptionRequired
PYTHONIOENCODINGConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Sefaria Jewish Library to get text.”
  • “Use Sefaria Jewish Library to get commentaries.”

Frequently asked questions

You can retrieve specific Jewish texts by reference (e.g., Genesis 1:1) and get commentaries related to those texts using LLMs. This allows your AI applications to understand and utilize Jewish textual sources.