A side-by-side look at the Bible by Midvash and Doxa MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bible by Midvash for spirituality & esoterica work over a hosted endpoint; choose Doxa MCP for spirituality & esoterica over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
get_verse, get_chapter, get_passage.doxa_encourage, doxa_scripture, doxa_way_movement.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spirituality & Esoterica | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 11 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Bible by Midvash | View Doxa MCP |
get_verseFetch a single verse or a verse range.get_chapterFetch a full chapter.get_passageFetch a passage from a free-form reference (e.g. "John 3:16-18") — the most natural way to cite scripture.search_bibleSearch the Bible text for words or an exact phrase, ranked by relevance (BM25) over an FTS5 index. Ignores case, accents and Hebrew/Arabic vowel marks; optionally filtered by book or testament.compare_passageCompare the same passage across multiple Bible versions.list_versionsList available Bible versions/translations.list_booksList the 66 books, optionally filtered by testament.search_studySearch the study library — chapter commentaries, Bible characters, dictionary entries and theology articles — in 9 languages.get_commentaryFetch the commentary for the chapter a reference points to. All 1,189 chapters, in 9 languages.get_cross_referencesFind other passages that relate to a verse, ranked by how widely the link is attested. 343,546 links.get_strongsLook up a word in Strong's lexicon by number ("H430") or by the word itself. 14,197 entries, definitions in 9 languages.doxa_encourageGenerate Christian encouragement in the Doxa voice for the situation a user describes. Returns a short, screenshot-shareable response anchored in Scripture (Berean Standard Bible), tagged to one of the nine movements of The Doxa Way journey map: hear, discern, test, record, remember, engage, trust, fight, endure. No anthropomorphism, no AI companion framing.doxa_scriptureLook up a Bible verse and return the Scripture text with a deep link to its Doxa Bible page. Defaults to the Berean Standard Bible (BSB, public domain Bible translation). Use for any Christian, biblical, Scripture, verse lookup, or devotional citation task where a clickable verse link matters. Reference format: "John 14:6" or "Psalm 23:1-3".doxa_way_movementGet the nine movements of The Doxa Way, a biblical Christian discipleship framework: Hear, Discern, Test, Record, Remember, Engage, Trust, Fight, Endure. Use for faith journey mapping, Bible-grounded spiritual growth, or Christian encouragement context. Returns all nine movements, or one if specified.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"bible-by-midvash": {
"url": "https://api.midvash.com"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"doxa-mcp": {
"url": "https://doxa.app/mcp/v1"
}
}
}