MCP server

Theoldways Library Official

co.theoldways/library

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Search historical texts and mythology references with citation URLs from The Old Ways library.

Working at last checkVerified publisher: theoldways.coAbout 601 tokens per request once connected3 tools

https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: theoldways.co (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 3
Token cost: About 601 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http library https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.library]
url = "https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"library":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"library":{"url":"https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"library":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add library https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"library","server_url":"https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"library","server_url":"https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcp"}

list_collections ~108 tokens
List available book landing pages, traditions, content types, index-build timestamp and the source policy before exploring The Old Ways. Index-build time is not the publication date of a historical text.
read_page ~225 tokens
Read a bounded text excerpt from an indexed public theoldways.co page. Supply a canonical URL or path returned by search_library. Returns a citation URL, edition/source note, text and nextOffset for continuation. Never accesses arbitrary websites, private accounts or the live app. Imported historica
search_library ~268 tokens
Search the Old Ways historical-text and mythology reference collection: Norse, Greek/Hellenic, Egyptian/Kemetic, Celtic and Zoroastrian writings, glossary, deity profiles and explanatory questions. Returns canonical citation URLs and short previews from a prebuilt lexical index. Not web search or ve

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