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Urantia Papers

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Read and search the Urantia Papers, with cross-references to the Bible and 21 other texts. No key.

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26 tools: 2 change things and 24 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 urantia-papers https://api.urantia.dev/mcp

Tools

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

26 tools

Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • quotes.verifyChecks whether a quoted passage is in the Urantia Papers.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.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Checks whether a quoted passage is in the Urantia Papers. Returns `verdict` (exact, close, not_found), the reference and exact text of the best match, each word that differs, and other places the quote appears. Case and punctuation are ignored. A quote must be at least 4 words and fall within one paragraph. Give `ref` (such as "2:5.1") to also check the reference the quote claims.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Verify a Quote
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • works.urantia_parallelsThe 10 Urantia paragraphs closest in meaning to one unit of a work (the chunk that holds it).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.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The 10 Urantia paragraphs closest in meaning to one unit of a work (the chunk that holds it). Semantic parallels, not curated ones: they do not claim that two teachings are the same. The reference must name one unit.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Urantia Parallels of a Work
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 24Claude Code: allow
  • audio.getGet the audio file URL for a specific paragraph.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "audio.get" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get the audio file URL for a specific paragraph. Accepts any paragraph reference format (globalId "1:2.0.1", standardReferenceId "2:0.1", or paperSectionParagraphId "2.0.1").

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Paragraph Audio
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • bible.bookGet metadata for a single Bible book including chapter and verse counts.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get metadata for a single Bible book including chapter and verse counts. Accepts OSIS codes ("Gen"), USFM codes ("GEN"), full names ("Genesis"), and aliases ("genesis", "1-maccabees") — case-insensitive, hyphens/underscores tolerated.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Bible Book
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • bible.booksList all 81 books of the World English Bible (eng-web): 39 Old Testament + 15 deuterocanonical + 27 New Testament.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List all 81 books of the World English Bible (eng-web): 39 Old Testament + 15 deuterocanonical + 27 New Testament. Each entry includes OSIS book code, full name, abbreviation, canonical order, canon, and chapter/verse counts.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List Bible Books
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • bible.chapterGet every verse in a Bible chapter, ordered by verse number.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get every verse in a Bible chapter, ordered by verse number. Accepts OSIS, USFM, full name, or alias for `book_code`.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Bible Chapter
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • bible.search.semanticFree-form natural-language search across all Bible chunks, ranked by cosine similarity.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "bible.search.semantic" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Free-form natural-language search across all Bible chunks, ranked by cosine similarity. Each result includes the top-N pre-computed Urantia paragraphs related to that chunk. One query surfaces both Bible matches and the relevant Urantia content. Optional filters: `canon` (`ot`, `deuterocanon`, `nt`) and `book_code`. Set `urantia_parallel_limit` to 0 to leave out the Urantia paragraphs.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Bible Semantic Search
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • bible.verseGet a single verse from the World English Bible (eng-web).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get a single verse from the World English Bible (eng-web). Accepts OSIS, USFM, full name, or alias for `book_code`.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Bible Verse
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • bible.verse.urantia_parallelsReturns the top 10 Urantia paragraphs whose embeddings are nearest to the Bible chunk that contains this verse.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "return": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns the top 10 Urantia paragraphs whose embeddings are nearest to the Bible chunk that contains this verse. Pre-computed at seed time with text-embedding-3-large (3072-d) cosine similarity. Each result carries a similarity score (0..1) and rank (1..10). These are semantic neighbors, not a curated list of parallels.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Urantia Parallels for a Bible Verse
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • cite.getA formatted citation of one paragraph of the Urantia Papers in APA, MLA, Chicago, or BibTeX.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "cite.get" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    A formatted citation of one paragraph of the Urantia Papers in APA, MLA, Chicago, or BibTeX. The ref is "196:2.1", "1:196.2.1", or "196.2.1".

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Cite a Paragraph
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • entities.getGet detailed information about a specific entity by its slug ID.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "entities.get" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get detailed information about a specific entity by its slug ID. Returns name, type, aliases, description, related entities, and citation count.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Entity
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • entities.listBrowse the entity catalog: beings, places, orders, races, religions, and concepts mentioned in the Urantia Papers.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "entities.list" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Browse the entity catalog: beings, places, orders, races, religions, and concepts mentioned in the Urantia Papers. Supports filtering by type and searching by name.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List Entities
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • entities.paragraphsGet all paragraphs that mention a specific entity, ordered by position in the text.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get all paragraphs that mention a specific entity, ordered by position in the text. Useful for studying everything said about a particular being, place, or concept.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Entity Paragraphs
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • papers.getGet a single paper with all its paragraphs.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "papers.get" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get a single paper with all its paragraphs. Paper IDs range from 0 (Foreword) to 196. Each paragraph has its reference, section, and plain text, so a whole paper fits in one call. `paper.audio` is one audio file of the whole paper (null when there is none). Optionally include entity mentions.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Paper
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • papers.listList all 197 papers of the Urantia Papers with their metadata (id, title, partId, labels), as a flat list.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "papers.list" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List all 197 papers of the Urantia Papers with their metadata (id, title, partId, labels), as a flat list.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List Papers
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • papers.sectionsGet all sections within a paper, ordered by section number.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get all sections within a paper, ordered by section number. Useful for understanding paper structure before reading specific sections.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Paper Sections
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • paragraphs.contextGet a paragraph with surrounding context (N paragraphs before and after within the same paper).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get a paragraph with surrounding context (N paragraphs before and after within the same paper). Useful for understanding passages in context.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Paragraph with Context
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • paragraphs.getLook up a specific paragraph by reference.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "paragraphs.get" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Look up a specific paragraph by reference. Supports three formats: globalId ("1:2.0.1"), standardReferenceId ("2:0.1"), or paperSectionParagraphId ("2.0.1"). The format is auto-detected.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Paragraph
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • paragraphs.randomGet a random paragraph from the Urantia Papers.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get a random paragraph from the Urantia Papers. Great for daily quotes, exploration, or discovering new passages.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Random Paragraph
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search.fulltextKeyword search across all paragraphs of the Urantia Papers.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search.fulltext" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Keyword search across all paragraphs of the Urantia Papers. Mode "auto" (default): a reference such as "68:6.3", "103:2", "Paper 68", or a bare number such as "68" (0 to 196) gives those paragraphs; otherwise the exact phrase first, then every word, then (when few) typo fixes and most of the words. Each result has `match` (reference, exact, all, near, most); `meta.didYouMean` gives the fixed query and `meta.see` names another work the query names. Other modes: "and" (all words), "or" (any word), "phrase" (exact phrase).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Full-Text Search
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search.semanticSearch the Urantia Papers using semantic similarity (vector embeddings).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search.semantic" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search the Urantia Papers using semantic similarity (vector embeddings). Returns conceptually related results even without exact keyword matches. A reference such as "99:1.1" gives those paragraphs; a pasted paragraph gives itself first. Each result has `strength` (strong, related, weak) and `match` (reference, exact, similar). The list holds the 100 nearest; `meta.total` is the length of that list, and `meta.related` counts the related or better.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Semantic Search
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • toc.getGet the full table of contents of the Urantia Papers.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "toc.get" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get the full table of contents of the Urantia Papers. Returns the Foreword and the 4 parts, with all 197 papers and their titles.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Table of Contents
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • works.listThe works beside the Urantia Papers: the Bible (World English Bible) and 21 texts of the world's religions and traditions, each in the US public domain.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "works.list" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The works beside the Urantia Papers: the Bible (World English Bible) and 21 texts of the world's religions and traditions, each in the US public domain. `id` is what the other works.* tools take ("bible" or a slug such as "dhammapada"); `unitLabel` is the word for one unit of each work.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List the Works
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • works.readThe units of a reference in one work, in order, at most 200, each with its link: one verse or passage, a short range of up to 50, or a chapter.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "works.read" says "read": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The units of a reference in one work, in order, at most 200, each with its link: one verse or passage, a short range of up to 50, or a chapter. The prefix is optional ("BG 2.47" and "2.47" are the same); for the Bible, name the book ("John 3:16").

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Read a Work
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • works.searchKeyword search across the Bible and the other works, or one work with `work`.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "works.search" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Keyword search across the Bible and the other works, or one work with `work`. A reference such as "John 3:16", "Jn 3:16-18", "Dhp 183", or "BG 2.47" gives those units first. Otherwise the exact phrase first, then every word, then (when few) a typo fix in `meta.didYouMean`. Each result has `match`, `url`, and its nearest Urantia paragraphs (semantic parallels, not curated ones).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search the Works
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • works.search.semanticNatural-language search across the Bible and the other works, or one work with `work`.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "works.search.semantic" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Natural-language search across the Bible and the other works, or one work with `work`. The list holds the 100 nearest chunks (a few verses each); each has `similarity` and `strength` (strong, related, weak), and `meta.total` is the length of that list, and `meta.related` counts the related or better. Each result has `url` and its nearest Urantia paragraphs (semantic parallels, not curated ones).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Semantic Search of the Works
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

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 1.3.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http urantia-papers https://api.urantia.dev/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__urantia-papers__toc_get",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__papers_list",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__papers_get",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__papers_sections",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__paragraphs_random",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__paragraphs_get",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__paragraphs_context",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__search_fulltext",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__search_semantic",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__entities_list",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__entities_get",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__entities_paragraphs",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__audio_get",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__bible_books",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__bible_book",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__bible_chapter",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__bible_verse",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__bible_verse_urantia_parallels",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__bible_search_semantic",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__works_list",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__works_search",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__works_search_semantic",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__works_read",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__cite_get"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__urantia-papers__works_urantia_parallels",
      "mcp__urantia-papers__quotes_verify"
    ],
    "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 urantia-papers. Review it before you use it.