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io.github.JonathanB555/torah-mcp

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Source discipline for Torah study in Claude: read the real texts, quote exactly, never fabricate

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http torah-mcp 'https://torah-mcp.com/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "torah-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://torah-mcp.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Torah MCP
  2. Install
  3. Tools
  4. The website — Mamash IA
  5. Deploy your own
  6. Good-citizen notes
  7. License

Torah MCP

A source discipline for Claude — never quote Torah from model memory. Before answering any religious question, Claude loads a bundled study method that forces it to read the actual texts (Sefaria API), quote exactly, flag divergent opinions, and point to hebrewbooks.org for further study — never fabricating a reference. A HebrewBooks catalog search (~65,000 seforim) completes the loop.

Pairs ideally with Sefaria's official MCP (https://mcp.sefaria.org/sse) — install both: the official server for deep library access (14 tools), Torah MCP for the citation discipline, the study method and HebrewBooks.

Free, no account, no data collected. Hosted instance:

https://torah-mcp.com/mcp

Install

claude.ai — Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL above. Works on mobile too once added.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http torah https://torah-mcp.com/mcp

Any MCP client — streamable HTTP transport at the same URL.

Tools

ToolPurpose
hebrewbooks_skillThe core: the study method loaded before answering any religious question — sources actually read, exact quotes, hebrewbooks.org reading links
hebrewbooks_searchHebrewBooks catalog search (~65,000 scanned seforim) by title/author via their official API — requires a HEBREWBOOKS_API_KEY (granted on request: developers@hebrewbooks.org)
mode_etudeStudy register — debutant (all in French, every term explained, for readers with no background or no Hebrew), classique (bilingual, default), avance (beit midrash: original text, no glosses, mahloket, girsaot, lomdus). Same source discipline in all three
havrouta_modeStudy-partner mode: Claude asks the questions, makes you defend Rashi against Tosafot, never hands out answers
guide_parachaAlHaTorah-style weekly study guide: aliyot, three textual questions with diverging commentators, haftarah echo, Shabbat-table questions
daf_viewerMCP App: an interactive Vilna page in the conversation (Gemara, Rashi, Tosafot, click-to-translate). Also at /daf
zmanim · date_hebraique · gematria · nikoud · fiche_sourceDaily-life tools: Hebcal times, Hebrew dates, 5-method gematria, Dicta vocalization, WhatsApp-ready source cards
sefaria_textText of any reference (Hebrew + translation — French first when Sefaria has it, e.g. Bible du Rabbinat for Tanakh, else English): Berakhot 2a, Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 1:1…
sefaria_linksLinked commentaries and sources (Rashi, Tosafot, midrash, halakhah…), filterable by category
sefaria_searchFull-text search across the whole library (Hebrew or English)
sefaria_calendarParashat hashavua, haftarah, daf yomi, daily Rambam…

The server also ships an instructions block (loaded by MCP clients at initialize) telling the model to load the skill before answering any religious question, and five MCP prompts (hebrewbooks, havrouta, paracha, debutant, avance).

The website — Mamash IA

The website now lives under its own brand, Mamash IA (the connector keeps its torah-mcp identity; torah-mcp.com redirects, and torah-mcp.com/mcp keeps serving installed connectors forever). Everything the MCP does also exists on the web, no install needed, in three languages: French at the root (mamash-ia.com), English under /en, Hebrew (RTL) under /he — same slugs everywhere (/question, /daf, /outils, /install, /daily, /privacy), a FR · EN · עב switcher on every page, hreflang links for search engines.

  • /question — ask in plain language; Claude runs server-side with the same tools and method and answers in the language of the page, with the sources it actually read (copy / share / local history).
  • /daf — the Vilna-style daf viewer; /outils — zmanim, Hebrew date, gematria, nikkud, source sheets; /daily — today's study cycles.

Optional secrets for the site: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (enables /question), STATS_PASSWORD (private /stats page over the D1 question log — no IPs).

Deploy your own

Or manually:

npm install
npx wrangler deploy

No secrets required. Optional: set a BEARER_TOKENS secret (comma-separated list) to switch from public access to invitation-only — each guest then uses https://<your-worker>/<token>/mcp, and you revoke by removing a token.

Good-citizen notes

  • Requests to Sefaria carry an identifying User-Agent and are edge-cached (24 h for texts and links, 1 h for calendars) so repeated study of the same daf costs Sefaria a single API call.
  • A per-IP rate limit (60 req/min) protects the public endpoint.
  • Text licenses are returned with every response. Data by the wonderful Sefaria — support them.

License

MIT — see LICENSE. The bundled study-method skill and this server are unaffiliated with Sefaria and hebrewbooks.org.

Frequently asked questions

What is io.github.JonathanB555/torah-mcp?

Source discipline for Torah study in Claude: read the real texts, quote exactly, never fabricate

How do I install io.github.JonathanB555/torah-mcp?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http torah-mcp 'https://torah-mcp.com/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does io.github.JonathanB555/torah-mcp need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is io.github.JonathanB555/torah-mcp open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains io.github.JonathanB555/torah-mcp?

It is published by JonathanB555. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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