Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) MCP Server & API

A public, no-auth Model Context Protocol (MCP) server (and read API) for the Hebrew Bible / Tanakh - the Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim. Read Hebrew Bible verses and chapters online in Hebrew and 10 languages, and browse guided study plans. Connect it to Claude or ChatGPT in one step. Served by hebrewbible.app.

Endpoint: https://hebrewbible.app/mcp (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC, no authentication)
Server card: https://hebrewbible.app/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
Agent skill: https://hebrewbible.app/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json
Languages: English, Hebrew (with nikud + cantillation), French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Italian, Polish, Korean
Docs: CONNECTOR.md · Privacy: PRIVACY.md

Tools

Tool	Description
`list_books`	List every book of the Tanakh with its English and localized name.
`get_chapter`	Return the full text of a chapter (every verse) in any supported language.
`get_verse`	Return one specific verse (e.g. Genesis 1:1) in any supported language.
`list_subjects`	List browseable subjects (Weekly Torah Portion, Holidays, Tehillim, Bible Stories, ...).
`browse_subject`	List study plans and articles for a subject or topic, paginated.
`get_plan`	Get a study plan's title, description, and day-by-day schedule.

Every result links back to the canonical page on hebrewbible.app so answers can be cited.

Connect

Claude Desktop / Claude.ai - add a custom connector with the URL https://hebrewbible.app/mcp.

Cursor / VS Code / Cline - add to your MCP config:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hebrew-bible": {
      "url": "https://hebrewbible.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Any MCP client - point it at https://hebrewbible.app/mcp (Streamable HTTP transport).

Example

"What does Psalm 23 say, in Hebrew?"

The assistant calls get_chapter(book="Psalms", chapter=23, language="he") and cites https://hebrewbible.app/he/texts/Psalms.23.

About

Free to read; the biblical text and classical commentaries are in the public domain. This repository contains only public metadata and documentation for the hosted MCP server - there is no proprietary code here.

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