Great Library Project
by greatlibraryproject.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.greatlibraryproject
Free classics as interlinears: search the books, read any passage word by word, look up any word.
4 tools: 4 only read.
Scanned Oct 21, 2026
- Deletes or cancels0Claude Code: deny
- Can't be undone0Claude Code: ask
- Changes things0Claude Code: ask
- Only reads4Claude Code: allow: see these tools
No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.
claude mcp add --transport http library https://greatlibraryproject.com/mcpTools
Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.
4 tools
Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
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…No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "get_passage" says "get": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Returns 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 read it in the reader. Optionally adds the immediately following or preceding passage (never more than two passages per call; whole chapters or books are not available, by design). Refs look like "1.1" (Odyssey book 1 line 1), "17a" (Plato, Apology, Stephanus page), "1.1" (John 1:1), "77" (Gospel of Thomas, saying 77). When quoting, include the citation and the reader link.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
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 in…No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "list_books" says "list": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Lists 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 flowing English translation. Returns each book's title, author, original language, how complete it is, why it matters, and links to its landing page and its word-by-word reader. Use this first to find the right book name for get_passage or search.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
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).No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "lookup_word" says "lookup": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Looks 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 named source lexicon such as LSJ or Autenrieth), and up to 10 places the word occurs across the library, each with a short line of context, the gloss at that spot, a citation and a link that opens the reader at that line.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
searchFinds passages across the library (or in one book) whose English translation or original text contains the query.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "search" says "search": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Finds 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.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.
Install
Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http library https://greatlibraryproject.com/mcpRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"mcp__library__list_books",
"mcp__library__get_passage",
"mcp__library__lookup_word",
"mcp__library__search"
],
"ask": [],
"deny": []
}
}Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as library. Review it before you use it.