com.midvash/bible (MCP) Server

This MCP server provides a free, no-key Bible experience for any MCP client. It supports 86 translations across 32 languages, exposing Bible content through MCP so developers can access it without requiring an API key.

🛠️ Key Features

Free Bible MCP server
No-key access (no API key required)
86 translations
32 languages
Works from any MCP client

🚀 Use Cases

Fetching Bible text in multiple translations
Selecting language-appropriate Bible content from an MCP-enabled application
Integrating Bible queries into tools built on the MCP ecosystem

⚡ Developer Benefits

Easy setup due to no-key authentication
Broad translation and language coverage (86 translations, 32 languages)
Client-agnostic access from any MCP client

⚠️ Limitations

Described scope focuses on translations and language availability; additional capabilities are not specified

Bible MCP

🌐 English · Português (BR) · Español

Free, no-key Model Context Protocol server for the public Bible API. Read scripture across 35+ Bible versions in 9 language families from any MCP client — Claude, Cursor, and anything else that speaks MCP. Served from Cloudflare's edge. Powers mcp.midvash.com.

No API key, no auth, no signup. Just point your client at the URL.
HTTP Streamable transport (stateless JSON-RPC over POST).
Built on Cloudflare Workers + R2, backed by the same content as api.midvash.com.
Current MCP catalog: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Hebrew, Latin, French, Italian, Greek, and Portuguese (Portugal) versions.

Connecting a client

Generate your personal connection URL at mcp.midvash.com and add it to your MCP client. URLs look like:

code

https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/{id}?v=nvi,kjv&lang=pt-br,en

v — comma-separated version slugs to expose (optional; omit for all).
lang — comma-separated languages to expose (optional; omit for all).

Example (Claude Desktop / mcp.json):

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bible": {
      "url": "https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/{id}?v=nvi,kjv&lang=pt-br,en"
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Description
`get_verse`	Fetch a single verse or a verse range.
`get_chapter`	Fetch a full chapter.
`get_passage`	Fetch a passage from a free-form reference (e.g. "John 3:16-18") — the most natural way to cite scripture.
`search_bible`	Search for a keyword or exact phrase in one Bible version, optionally filtered by book or testament.
`compare_passage`	Compare the same passage across multiple Bible versions.
`list_versions`	List available Bible versions/translations.
`list_books`	List the 66 books, optionally filtered by testament.

Current catalog

The MCP currently exposes the version catalog compiled in src/data/versions.ts: 35 versions across the language codes pt-br, en, es, he, la, fr, it, gr, and pt-pt.

The public URL can narrow that catalog per connection:

code

https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/{id}?v=nvi,kjv&lang=pt-br,en

Benchmark

The Bible MCP landscape has three useful patterns:

Server	Strengths	What Midvash should learn from it
`tuxr/bible-mcp`	Remote-capable lookup, search, navigation, multiple translations, Apocrypha.	Add first-class Bible search and richer navigation helpers.
`molpass/mcp-bible`	Multi-version lookup, keyword/semantic search, cross-references, word studies, original-language lexicon data.	Add semantic/keyword search, cross-references, and optional study layers.
`djayatillake/studybible-mcp`	Lexicons, morphology, cross-references, contextual notes, deeper study workflow.	Keep Midvash simple by default, but expose advanced study tools when data is available.
`ytssamuel/FHL-MCP-Server`	Strong Chinese Bible study resources, commentaries, original-language analysis, Apocrypha, topical studies.	Treat language communities as first-class audiences, not just translation filters.

Midvash's edge is simplicity: remote, no key, no account, fast Cloudflare delivery, and an open ecosystem around the reader, API, apps, plugins, and data. The next improvements should preserve that low-friction experience while adding the discovery and study tools users expect from Bible-focused MCP servers.

Roadmap

Expand the MCP catalog to match the broader Midvash data/API coverage.
Improve search_bible with a prebuilt index for faster broad searches.
Improve compare_passage with richer formatting for long passages.
Add cross-reference tools powered by bible-cross-references.
Add study-oriented tools for original-language, lexicon, and morphology data where reliable open data is available.
Add automated tests for reference parsing, catalog filters, and tool calls.

Development

bash

npm install
npm run dev        # wrangler dev (local)
npm run typecheck  # tsc --noEmit

Deployment

Deploys to the Cloudflare Worker midvash-mcp (custom domain mcp.midvash.com) via GitHub Actions (.github/workflows/deploy.yml) — every push to main is type-checked and deployed automatically. Requires the repository secrets CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN and CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID. Manual deploy:

bash

npm run deploy     # npx wrangler deploy

License

MIT © Midvash

The Midvash ecosystem

Part of Midvash — a free Bible reading & study platform. Everything is open and interlinks:


📖 Reader (web)	midvash.com — 9 languages
📱 iOS app	midvash.app/ios
🔌 API	api.midvash.com · `bible-api`
🤖 MCP server	mcp.midvash.com · `bible-mcp`
🧩 WordPress plugin	midvash.app/wordpress-plugin · `bible-wordpress-plugin`
🧩 EmDash plugin	midvash.app/emdash-plugin · `emdash-plugin-bible`
🌐 Chrome extension	midvash.app/chrome-extension · `bible-chrome-extension`
📦 Open data	`bible-data` · `bible-data-js` · `bible-cross-references`

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