Hermitsh Texts

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Complete classical & world literature — search + cite exact passages, facing sources, 50+ languages.

ai.hermitsh/texts MCP Server

The ai.hermitsh/texts Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides complete classical & world literature support with search and the ability to cite exact passages. It also includes facing sources and supports 50+ languages, based on the server description. The server exposes 19 tools.

🛠️ Key Features

Classical and world literature coverage
Search functionality
Cite exact passages
Facing sources
50+ languages

🚀 Use Cases

Finding relevant passages in classical or world literature
Citing exact text excerpts from sources
Searching across multiple languages

⚡ Developer Benefits

Programmatic tool access via 19 MCP tools
Passage-level citations and source alignment
Multilingual literature retrieval (50+ languages)

⚠️ Limitations

Details on authentication, indexing scope, licensing, or response formats are not provided in the available server data.

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

list_authors

List author corpora available through Hermitsh Texts.

Parameters1

query

string

optional

Optional author name or slug filter.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author name or slug filter."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_works

List works by author, category, or title/summary query.

Parameters4

author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name, e.g. cicero, seneca.
category	string	optional	Optional category, e.g. philosophy, speeches, letters, poetry, history.
query	string	optional	Optional text filter for titles and summaries.
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name, e.g. cicero, seneca."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional category, e.g. philosophy, speeches, letters, poetry, history."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional text filter for titles and summaries."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "default": 20
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_corpus

Search passages across one author or the whole Hermitsh corpus and return source-linked results. Each result carries a url — include it as a link when quoting the passage.

Parameters4

query	string	required	Search query, such as tyranny, grief, friendship, debt, Caesar.
author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name. Strongly recommended for persona work.
category	string	optional	Optional category filter.
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query, such as tyranny, grief, friendship, debt, Caesar."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name. Strongly recommended for persona work."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional category filter."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25,
      "default": 8
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_work

Get metadata and opening passages for a specific work.

Parameters3

author	string	required
work_id	string	required
max_passages	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "max_passages": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 40,
      "default": 12
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_passage

Get an exact passage by author, work ID, and section ID. Include the returned url as a link when using the passage.

Parameters3

author	string	required
work_id	string	required
section_id	string	required

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id",
    "section_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

cite_passage

Format a Hermitsh work or passage citation in common citation styles.

Parameters5

author	string	optional	Author slug or name. Optional if url is provided.
work_id	string	optional	Work ID. Optional if url is provided.
section_id	string	optional	Optional section or passage ID.
url	string	optional	Optional Hermitsh work or passage URL.
style	string	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Author slug or name. Optional if url is provided."
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Work ID. Optional if url is provided."
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional section or passage ID."
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional Hermitsh work or passage URL."
    },
    "style": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "chicago-note",
        "chicago-bibliography",
        "mla",
        "apa",
        "sbl"
      ],
      "default": "chicago-note"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_parallel_passage

Get aligned source-language text and English translation for a passage when sidecar data is available.

Parameters3

author	string	required
work_id	string	required
section_id	string	required

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id",
    "section_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_work_context

Get richer work metadata: headnote, date context, source provenance, translation status, and edition links.

Parameters2

author	string	required
work_id	string	required

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_parallel

Search aligned source-language and English translation sidecars across the corpus.

Parameters4

query	string	required
author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name.
field	string	optional
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    },
    "field": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "both",
        "source",
        "translation"
      ],
      "default": "both"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25,
      "default": 8
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_entities

Search people, places, events, institutions, works, and concepts extracted from an author corpus.

Parameters4

query	string	required	Entity name, alias, type, or concept to search for.
author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name.
type	string	optional	Optional entity type filter, e.g. person, place, event.
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity name, alias, type, or concept to search for."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional entity type filter, e.g. person, place, event."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 10
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_entity

Get a named entity and a sample of source-linked mentions.

Parameters5

author	string	required
entity_id	string	optional	Exact entity ID, e.g. person:caesar.
entity	string	optional	Entity name or alias if the ID is unknown.
query	string	optional	Entity query if the ID is unknown.
mention_limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "entity_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact entity ID, e.g. person:caesar."
    },
    "entity": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity name or alias if the ID is unknown."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity query if the ID is unknown."
    },
    "mention_limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 12
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

find_mentions

Return source-linked places where a person, place, event, work, institution, or concept is mentioned.

Parameters6

author	string	required
entity_id	string	optional
entity	string	optional
query	string	optional
work_id	string	optional	Optional work filter.
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "entity_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "entity": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional work filter."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "default": 20
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_letters

Search correspondence metadata by correspondent, place, topic, mood, date range, or Greek usage where available.

Parameters9

author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name. Cicero and Pliny currently have the richest letter data.
query	string	optional	Optional general query over correspondent, place, topics, and mood.
correspondent	string	optional
place	string	optional
mood	string	optional
start_date	string	optional	Optional ISO-ish lower bound, e.g. -0050-01-01.
end_date	string	optional	Optional ISO-ish upper bound.
carries_greek	boolean	optional
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name. Cicero and Pliny currently have the richest letter data."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional general query over correspondent, place, topics, and mood."
    },
    "correspondent": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "place": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "mood": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "start_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional ISO-ish lower bound, e.g. -0050-01-01."
    },
    "end_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional ISO-ish upper bound."
    },
    "carries_greek": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 10
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_greek_phrases

Search catalogued Greek phrases, glosses, suspected sources, register, and source-certainty metadata.

Parameters6

query	string	optional	Optional search over Greek text, transliteration, gloss, context, source, or notes.
author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name.
work_id	string	optional
source_certainty	string	optional
register	string	optional
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional search over Greek text, transliteration, gloss, context, source, or notes."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source_certainty": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "high",
        "medium",
        "low",
        "unknown"
      ]
    },
    "register": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 10
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_crossrefs

Get intra-corpus references and self-references for a work or section where available.

Parameters4

author	string	required
work_id	string	required
section_id	string	optional
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "default": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_allusions

Get detected allusions, echoes, quotations, suspected sources, and translator notes for a work or section where available.

Parameters4

author	string	required
work_id	string	required
section_id	string	optional
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "default": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_language_availability

Show source, active, deferred, and live edition status for one author or the whole Hermitsh library.

Parameters2

author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name.
state	string	optional	Optional filter such as source, active, deferred, live, coming_soon.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional filter such as source, active, deferred, live, coming_soon."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

build_source_pack

Build an evidence pack for an AI answer: source-linked passages, related entities, and citation instructions.

Parameters5

query	string	required	Question or topic to research.
author	string	optional	Optional author slug or name.
category	string	optional	Optional work category filter.
mode	string	optional
limit	integer	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Question or topic to research."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional work category filter."
    },
    "mode": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "reader",
        "scholar",
        "persona",
        "corpus"
      ],
      "default": "scholar"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 16,
      "default": 8
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_author_persona

Get setup instructions for an AI assistant to answer as, about, or from the corpus of an author while using source-linked evidence.

Parameters2

author	string	required	Author slug or name, e.g. cicero.
mode	string	optional

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Author slug or name, e.g. cicero."
    },
    "mode": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "voice",
        "scholar",
        "corpus"
      ],
      "default": "voice"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Install

Tools (19)

list_authorslist_workssearch_corpusget_workget_passagecite_passageget_parallel_passageget_work_context

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claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "texts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hermitsh/texts-mcp@0.5.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

ai.hermitsh/texts MCP Server

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

⚠️ Limitations

list_authors

list_works

search_corpus

get_work

get_passage

cite_passage

get_parallel_passage

get_work_context

search_parallel

search_entities

get_entity

find_mentions

search_letters

search_greek_phrases

get_crossrefs

get_allusions

get_language_availability

build_source_pack

get_author_persona

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