An MCP ([Model Context Protocol](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/mcp)) server that provides access to Jewish texts from the
Mcp sefaria server mcp server connects MCP Sefaria Server to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to Jewish texts from the Sefaria library. This server enables Large Language Models to retrieve and reference Jewish texts through a standardized.
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to Jewish texts from the Sefaria library. This server enables Large Language Models to retrieve and reference Jewish texts through a standardized interface.
Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:
get_text — Example: reference: "Genesis 1:1" reference: "שמות פרק ב פסוק ג" reference: "משנה ברכות פרק א משנה א"get_commentaries — 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 queryget_daily_learnings — Retrieves the daily or weekly learning schedule from Sefaria's calendar APIThe server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.
The server reads one environment variable: PYTHONIOENCODING. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.
Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. MCP Sefaria Server sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — get_text, get_commentaries, search_texts among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_text | Example: reference: "Genesis 1:1" reference: "שמות פרק ב פסוק ג" reference: "משנה ברכות פרק א משנה א" |
| get_commentaries | 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. |
| get_daily_learnings | Retrieves the daily or weekly learning schedule from Sefaria's calendar API. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"sefaria-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
"env": {
"PYTHONIOENCODING": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PYTHONIOENCODING | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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