MCP server

Word Orb — English vocabulary for reader glossaries

io.github.nicoletterankin/orb-platform

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

AI-assisted English lexical records. Stored-only batch lookup; coverage and quality vary.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

14

Token cost

About 1,923 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

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 orb-platform https://wordorb.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.orb-platform]
url = "https://wordorb.ai/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"orb-platform":{"httpUrl":"https://wordorb.ai/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"orb-platform":{"url":"https://wordorb.ai/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"orb-platform":{"type":"http","url":"https://wordorb.ai/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add orb-platform https://wordorb.ai/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":"orb-platform","server_url":"https://wordorb.ai/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"orb-platform","server_url":"https://wordorb.ai/mcp"}

Tools

• check_compliance ~143 tokens
  Check supplied text for configured content flags and reading-level estimates. This heuristic check is not legal compliance certification. Requires a Word Orb key and applicable plan entitlement; counts toward account quotas.
• define_term ~152 tokens
  Request a definition adapted to the specified age group. May use stored data or AI generation; review the result. Requires a Word Orb key and applicable plan entitlement; counts toward account quotas. Use lookup_words to avoid generated fallback.
• explore_graph ~103 tokens
  Retrieve existing links between an English headword and lessons or themes. Graph coverage varies; an empty result is valid. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• generate_text ~144 tokens
  Process supplied text for the selected task. May call AI and return generated content; review the result. Requires a Word Orb key and applicable plan entitlement; counts toward account quotas. Use lookup_words for stored lexical records only.
• get_lesson ~119 tokens
  Retrieve an available structured lesson for a day, track and age group. Content availability varies. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• get_quiz ~80 tokens
  Retrieve available quiz questions for a lesson day and track. Content availability varies. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• get_related_words ~106 tokens
  Retrieve available related-word data for an English headword. Relationships and graph coverage vary; an empty result is valid. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• get_word_image ~98 tokens
  Retrieve available image metadata for an English headword. Images and variants are not available for every word. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• lookup_word ~131 tokens
  Look up one English headword. May generate and cache a missing record using AI. Definitions and optional IPA, etymology and translations are AI-assisted and may be incomplete or incorrect. Use lookup_words when you require stored records only. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• lookup_words ~267 tokens
  Retrieve stored AI-assisted English lexical records for a vocabulary list without generating missing words. Free: 1–10 headwords per request and 10 requests/minute; paid: 1–50 headwords. Returns found records, explicit misses and lookup failures. Optional fields and translations vary; review the con
• search_by_meaning ~146 tokens
  Search available English word embeddings using a description of a concept. Returns similarity-ranked candidates, not verified answers; embeddings require AI processing. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• search_words ~174 tokens
  Search stored English headwords or definition text by prefix or fuzzy matching. Returns matching entries, which may be empty. Requires a Word Orb key; counts toward account quota.
• translate_word ~162 tokens
  Request a translation for supplied text and a target language. May use stored data or AI generation; language coverage and quality vary. Requires a Word Orb key and applicable plan entitlement; counts toward account quotas. Use lookup_words to inspect only existing translations.
• word_of_the_day ~98 tokens
  Retrieve the stored daily word and available fields. The selected word is shared for a given date. No API key is required; this is not a guarantee of content accuracy.

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