MCP Server

Talmud Scroller

io.github.GoodTurnStudio/talmud
Education Knowledge & Documentation Public & reachable MCP 2026-07-28

What this MCP does

Provides daily Talmud readings, English explanations, original text lookup, searchable readings, and passage-by-passage book browsing.

get_card
Today's reading one line at a time, for voice
Today's reading one line at a time, for voice.. Talmud: daily readings, plans, search and original text lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': [], 'properties': {'n': {'type': 'integer', 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'Which card, starting at 1. Defaults to 1.'}, 'date': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'date', 'description': 'Optional day as YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today (UTC).'}, 'reading': {'type': 'string', 'description': "A reading or plan id from list_readings. Defaults to today's reading."}}, 'additionalProperties': False}
get_reading
One reading or plan, line by line
One reading or plan, line by line. Talmud: daily readings, plans, search and original text lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['id'], 'properties': {'id': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'A reading or plan id from list_readings, or a plan name such as "japji" or "The Gita in 18 Days".'}}, 'additionalProperties': False}
get_talmud_text
Original text of any Talmud page or passage, or a Mishnah such as Pirkei...
Original text of any Talmud page or passage, or a Mishnah such as Pirkei Avot 1:14, from Sefaria.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['ref'], 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'A tractate and page, for example "Berakhot 2a", "Bava Metzia 59b" or "Shabbat 31a:6". Spoken forms such as "Bava Metzia page 59 b" also work.'}}, 'additionalProperties': False}
get_today
Today's reading, line by line (same as the app shows today)
Today's reading, line by line (same as the app shows today). Talmud: daily readings, plans, search and original text lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': [], 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'date', 'description': 'Optional day as YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today (UTC).'}}, 'additionalProperties': False}
list_books
The whole books in the Library that can be read a passage at a time
The whole books in the Library that can be read a passage at a time. Talmud: daily readings, plans, search and original text lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': [], 'properties': {}, 'additionalProperties': False}
list_readings
All curated daily readings and plans
All curated daily readings and plans. Talmud: daily readings, plans, search and original text lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': [], 'properties': {}, 'additionalProperties': False}
read_book
Follow next for the next passage; it carries on into the next chapter
Follow next for the next passage; it carries on into the next chapter. Talmud: daily readings, plans, search and original text lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['book'], 'properties': {'n': {'type': 'integer', 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'Passage within the section, starting at 1.'}, 'ref': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Optional: jump straight to a passage by its reference, for example "Havamal 139", "Meditations 4.3", "Gita 2.47", "Iliad 1.5" or "10b". Overrides section and n.'}, 'book': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Book id or title from list_books, for example pirkei-avot, bekhorot.'}, 'section': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Chapter, book, poem, letter or daf to start at, as listed in the book (for example 5, "chapter 2", "havamal", or 10b for the second side of a daf). Defaults to the beginning; Bekhorot defaults to today\'s Daf Yomi page while the cycle is in it.'}}, 'additionalProperties': False}
search_readings
Search the curated readings, best match first
Search the curated readings, best match first. Talmud: daily readings, plans, search and original text lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Read only Open world Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['q'], 'properties': {'q': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Words to search for, for example kindness or Shabbat.'}}, 'additionalProperties': False}
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read_book
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list_books
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get_card
Oct. 1, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_talmud_text
Oct. 1, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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search_readings
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get_reading
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list_readings
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get_today
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read_book
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list_books
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get_card
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get_talmud_text
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search_readings
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get_reading
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list_readings
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get_today
Sept. 29, 2026, 2:40 a.m.