MCP server

Shakespeare's Monologues

io.github.slshults/shakespeare-monologues

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

Search Shakespeare monologues, plays, paraphrases and summaries from shakespeare-monologues.org

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

10

Token cost

About 5,803 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

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 shakespeare-monologues https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.shakespeare-monologues]
url = "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"shakespeare-monologues":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"shakespeare-monologues":{"url":"https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"shakespeare-monologues":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add shakespeare-monologues https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/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":"shakespeare-monologues","server_url":"https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"shakespeare-monologues","server_url":"https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"}

Tools

• get_monologue ~540 tokens
  Fetch one monologue's catalogue entry by its numeric id. Follow the returned `url` for the full text.
• get_monologue_of_the_day ~484 tokens
  The current 'Monologue of the Day' — the piece most recently posted to the site's social feeds.
• get_paraphrased_monologue ~577 tokens
  Fetch a monologue's full text alongside its modern-English, line-by-line paraphrase. The paraphrase is AI-generated (Claude) and may be null if it hasn't been generated yet — the `url` always has the monologue itself.
• get_play_summary ~507 tokens
  Fetch an AI-generated summary of a play (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'The Tempest'). May be null if not generated yet.
• get_scene_summary ~548 tokens
  Fetch an AI-generated summary of the scene a monologue appears in (context for the speech). May be null if not generated yet.
• list_all_monologues_for_a_character ~547 tokens
  List every monologue spoken by a given character (e.g. 'Hamlet', 'Rosalind'). Matches the character name exactly first, then as a substring.
• list_plays ~480 tokens
  List Shakespeare's plays with their classification (Comedy/History/Tragedy) and monologue counts.
• random_monologue ~565 tokens
  Return one random monologue, with optional gender/play filters. Useful for a suggestion when the user is undecided.
• search_monologues ~686 tokens
  Search Shakespeare monologues by free text (matches character, play, or first line) plus optional filters. Returns matches, each with a permalink `url`.
• send_feedback Sends messages · ~869 tokens
  Send feedback about this Shakespeare monologues server: a monologue, play or capability you needed that its tools could not provide, a problem with a result, or praise. Only for feedback about these tools, not about other tasks. Do not include personal information about the user.

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