search_texts
Searches for Jewish texts in the Sefaria library based on a query.
How to use it
search_texts is exposed by the MCP Sefaria Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search_texts 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 claudeOther tools in MCP Sefaria Server (7)
(string): If available, the weekly Haftarah will be returned for the selected custom
(boolean): When true, returns weekly Torah reading for diaspora. When false, returns Torah reading for Israel. Default: true
Retrieves a list of commentaries for a given text.
Retrieves the daily or weekly learning schedule from Sefaria's calendar API.
Retrieves a specific Jewish text by its reference.
(string): Timezone name in accordance with IANA Standards
, month, day (integers): Specific date (all three must be used together, or API falls back to current date)