Sefaria Library

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Access Sefaria's library of Jewish texts, commentaries, and learning schedules via MCP

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Sefaria Library": {
      "url": "https://sefaria-mcp.shimonkolodny.workers.dev/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (9)

• get_text

  Retrieve the text and metadata for a specific reference (e.g., 'Genesis.1.1' or 'Berakhot 2a')

  Parameters:

  • ref (required) — string — The citation reference
  • context — number — 0 to return just the specific text, 1 to include surrounding context

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_texts

  Search the Sefaria library for a query string.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — The search query
  • size — number — Number of results to return
  • type — string — Type of documents to search

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_index

  Returns metadata for a specific text, such as section names and categories

  Parameters:

  • title (required) — string — The title of the text (e.g., 'Genesis')
  • v2 — boolean — Use v2 index for more detailed records

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_toc

  Returns the table of contents for all texts in the library, grouped by category

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_links

  Returns a list of known connections (commentary, citations, etc.) for a specific text segment

  Parameters:

  • ref (required) — string — The text reference to find links for
  • with_text — boolean — Include the text of the linked source

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_topics

  Returns a list of JSON objects containing metadata for topics in the database

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_calendars

  Returns daily learning schedules (Parashat Hashavua, Daf Yomi, etc.) for a specific date

  Parameters:

  • date — string — Date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today)
  • custom — number — Customization (1 for diaspora, 0 for Israel parasha scheme)
  • timezone — string — Timezone name (e.g., 'America/New_York', 'Asia/Jerusalem')

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_versions

  Returns available text versions for a specific reference

  Parameters:

  • ref (required) — string — The text reference (e.g., 'Genesis.1.1')

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_shape

  Returns the structure and section counts for a specific text reference

  Parameters:

  • ref (required) — string — The text reference (e.g., 'Genesis')

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

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