MCP server

Sefaria

io.github.pipeworx-io/sefaria

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Sefaria MCP — the free digital library of Jewish texts.

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 26,797 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 45
Token cost: About 26,797 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 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 sefaria https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.sefaria]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"sefaria":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"sefaria":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"sefaria":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add sefaria https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/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":"sefaria","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"sefaria","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp"}

get_commentaries ~189 tokens
List the commentaries and cross-references on a passage (e.g. Rashi, Targum, quoting commentaries) from Sefaria's link graph. Keyless.
get_text ~182 tokens
Fetch a passage of Jewish text from Sefaria by reference, in Hebrew and/or English. Works for Torah/Tanakh, Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, Halacha, Kabbalah, and commentaries. Keyless.
lookup_ref ~123 tokens
Validate or autocomplete a Sefaria reference or title (e.g. "Genesis", "Rashi", "Berakhot"). Returns whether it is a valid reference/book and a list of completions. Keyless.

Sefaria Library
Access Sefaria's library of Jewish texts, commentaries, and learning schedules via MCP
Torah Library
Jewish calendar, zmanim, Shabbat times, parsha, Daf Yomi, and Torah texts with commentaries.
Torah
Source discipline for Torah study in Claude: read the real texts, quote exactly, never fabricate
Dpla
DPLA — the Digital Public Library of America.
Talmud Scroller
Talmud a few lines a day, explained, with today's Daf Yomi, search and tractates in English.
TheWholeTorah
Torah lessons in six languages: grounded search, cited lessons, sources, honest ask.
Good Turn Studio (all tools)
All 27 Good Turn Studio helpers in one server: money, health, jobs, travel, art, halal, scripture.
AI Digital Library Assistant
AI Digital Library Assistant, an MCP server on Hugging Face Spaces

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