# Sefaria Mcp Server

> MCP server for Sefaria - Access Jewish texts via Model Context Protocol

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-abeperl-sefaria-mcp-server`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [abeperl](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/abeperl)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Integrations](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/integrations)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [abeperl](https://github.com/abeperl)
- **Source:** https://github.com/abeperl/sefaria-mcp-server

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-abeperl-sefaria-mcp-server
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Sefaria MCP Server

[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sefaria-mcp-server)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to [Sefaria](https://www.sefaria.org)'s library of Jewish texts - Torah, Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, and thousands of commentaries.

Use this server to give Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant the ability to search, read, and explore Jewish texts.

## Features

- 📖 **Read any text** - Torah, Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, Halacha, Kabbalah
- 🔍 **Full-text search** - Search across all texts in English or Hebrew
- 📚 **Get commentaries** - Rashi, Ramban, Ibn Ezra, and hundreds more
- 📅 **Daily learning** - Daf Yomi, Parsha, daily Rambam, and more
- 🔗 **Cross-references** - Find connections between texts

## Installation

```bash
npm install -g sefaria-mcp-server
```

Or run directly with npx:

```bash
npx sefaria-mcp-server
```

The installed CLI binary is also available as `sefaria-mcp`:

```bash
npx -y -p sefaria-mcp-server sefaria-mcp
```

## Configuration

No API key is required. The server uses Sefaria's public API.

### Claude Desktop

Add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (macOS) or `%AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` (Windows):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sefaria": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "sefaria-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sefaria": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "sefaria-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

## Tools

### get_text

Get text by reference with Hebrew and English.

```
Reference formats:
- Torah: "Genesis 1:1", "Exodus 20:1-10"
- Talmud: "Berakhot 2a", "Shabbat 31a"
- Mishnah: "Mishnah Avot 1:1"
- Midrash: "Genesis Rabbah 1:1"
- Commentary: "Rashi on Genesis 1:1"
```

### search

Full-text search across all texts.

```
Examples:
- "love your neighbor"
- "tikkun olam"
- "ואהבת לרעך כמוך"
```

### get_links

Get commentaries and cross-references for a verse.

### get_parsha

Get this week's Torah portion.

### get_calendars

Get today's learning schedule (Daf Yomi, Parsha, daily Rambam, etc.).

### get_book_info

Get metadata about a book (structure, categories).

### get_related

Get related topics and community source sheets.

## Examples

Ask Claude:

> "What does Genesis 1:1 say? Show me the Hebrew and commentaries."

> "Search for texts about loving your neighbor"

> "What's this week's parsha?"

> "What's today's Daf Yomi?"

> "Find all the commentaries on Leviticus 19:18"

## Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/abeperl/sefaria-mcp-server
cd sefaria-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm start
```

## Credits

- Powered by [Sefaria](https://www.sefaria.org) - the free, open-source library of Jewish texts
- Built with the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) SDK

## License

MIT

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [abeperl](https://github.com/abeperl)
- **Source:** [abeperl/sefaria-mcp-server](https://github.com/abeperl/sefaria-mcp-server)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-abeperl-sefaria-mcp-server
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/abeperl
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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