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Learn the Dao — Tao Te Ching

by learnthedao.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.learnthedao

Read, search and cite all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching, with per-rendering attribution.

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4 tools: 1 change things and 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http learn-the-dao https://learnthedao.com/api/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • consultGiven what a person is actually facing — in their own words — find the chapter of the Tao Te Ching that speaks to it, and the one line to hold.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Given what a person is actually facing — in their own words — find the chapter of the Tao Te Ching that speaks to it, and the one line to hold. Use this when someone describes a situation (a betrayal, burnout, forcing an outcome, never feeling satisfied) rather than asking about the text. Unlike search_chapters, this matches the SITUATION, not the words: "a coworker took credit for my work" reaches chapter 63, which shares no word with it.
Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_chapterGet one chapter (1-81) in both public renderings: the public-domain James Legge (1891) translation and Dao De Kooi, an original rendering by David Kooi.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_chapter" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get one chapter (1-81) in both public renderings: the public-domain James Legge (1891) translation and Dao De Kooi, an original rendering by David Kooi. Each carries its own attribution and a ready-to-use citation string. The Kooi rendering is NOT public domain.
  • list_chaptersList all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching with their titles, plus the attribution blocks for each available rendering.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_chapters" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching with their titles, plus the attribution blocks for each available rendering. Start here to orient.
  • search_chaptersSearch the full corpus for a word or phrase and get the matching lines with their chapter numbers.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_chapters" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search the full corpus for a word or phrase and get the matching lines with their chapter numbers. Use this when the user half-remembers a line and you need to find where it is.

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 learn-the-dao https://learnthedao.com/api/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__learn-the-dao__list_chapters",
      "mcp__learn-the-dao__get_chapter",
      "mcp__learn-the-dao__search_chapters"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__learn-the-dao__consult"
    ],
    "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 learn-the-dao. Review it before you use it.