Free classics as interlinears: search the books, read any passage word by word, look up any word.
Connect Remote server
claude mcp add --transport http library https://greatlibraryproject.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"library": {
"url": "https://greatlibraryproject.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"library": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://greatlibraryproject.com/mcp"
}
}
}Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://greatlibraryproject.com/mcpTools 4 found in our last check
list_booksLists the books in the Great Library Project, a free library of classic and ancient texts (Homer, Plato, the Gospels, Gnostic texts, Ugaritic myths, Dante and more) presented as interlinears: the original-language text with every word glossed in English beneath it, plus a flowin…
get_passageReturns ONE passage of a book as an interlinear: the original text, a word-by-word table (each word, its transliteration, its everyday meaning, its literal sense where that differs, and its dictionary form), the flowing English, the editors' note, a citation string, and links to…
lookup_wordLooks up an original-language word (mostly Ancient and Koine Greek; any accents are fine, a dictionary form works best, an inflected form usually works too). Returns the dictionary entry the library uses (headword, transliteration, part of speech, senses, etymology, and the name…
searchFinds passages across the library (or in one book) whose English translation or original text contains the query. Returns up to 10 matches as references with one line of English and links; call get_passage to read a match word by word. Greek can be typed with or without accents.
Details
| Endpoint | https://greatlibraryproject.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | com.greatlibraryproject/library |
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