get_commentaries

MCP tool from MCP Sefaria Server by Sivan22

Retrieves a list of commentaries for a given text.

How to use it

get_commentaries is exposed by the MCP Sefaria Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_commentaries tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install MCP Sefaria Server

$npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-sefaria-server --client claude

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Other tools in MCP Sefaria Server (7)

custom

(string): If available, the weekly Haftarah will be returned for the selected custom

diaspora

(boolean): When true, returns weekly Torah reading for diaspora. When false, returns Torah reading for Israel. Default: true

get_daily_learnings

Retrieves the daily or weekly learning schedule from Sefaria's calendar API.

get_text

Retrieves a specific Jewish text by its reference.

search_texts

Searches for Jewish texts in the Sefaria library based on a query.

timezone

(string): Timezone name in accordance with IANA Standards

year

, month, day (integers): Specific date (all three must be used together, or API falls back to current date)