MCP Server
Torah Library
xyz.kolsgo.torah/torah-library
What this MCP does
Provides searchable Jewish texts, commentaries, source sheets, dictionaries, manuscripts, calendars, learning schedules, parasha information, and Jewish observance times.
Capabilities
Tools
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tools
browse_library
Browse the library catalog
Browse the library's table of contents by category. With no path: top-level categories (Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, Halakhah, Kabbalah, Liturgy, Jewish Thought, Tosefta, Chasidut, Musar, Responsa, Second Temple, Reference). With a path like "Talmud/Bavli/Seder Moed" or "Halakhah/Shulchan Arukh": that category's description, subcategories and books.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'category_path': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Slash-separated path, e.g. "Tanakh/Torah".'}}}
check_sheet_modified
Has a sheet changed?
Check whether a source sheet has been modified since a timestamp (ISO date/time).
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['id', 'since'], 'properties': {'id': {'anyOf': [{'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': -9007199254740991}, {'type': 'string'}]}, 'since': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'ISO timestamp, e.g. 2026-01-01T00:00:00'}}}
convert_date
Convert dates (Gregorian ↔ Hebrew)
Convert between Gregorian and Hebrew (Jewish) calendar dates.
- Gregorian → Hebrew: pass gregorian_date (YYYY-MM-DD). Add end_date to convert a whole range (max ~180 days).
- Hebrew → Gregorian: pass hebrew_year, hebrew_month, hebrew_day.
Set after_sunset=true when the Gregorian time is after sunset (the Hebrew date advances at nightfall).
Returns the Hebrew date in English and Hebrew letters plus any holidays/events on that day.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'end_date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Optional end of a Gregorian range to convert every day in it.'}, 'hebrew_day': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 30, 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'Day of the Hebrew month.'}, 'hebrew_year': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 9999, 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'Hebrew year, e.g. 5787.'}, 'after_sunset': {'type': 'boolean', 'description': 'Treat the Gregorian date as after sunset (Hebrew date = next day).'}, 'hebrew_month': {'enum': ['Nisan', 'Iyyar', 'Sivan', 'Tamuz', 'Av', 'Elul', 'Tishrei', 'Cheshvan', 'Kislev', 'Tevet', "Sh'vat", 'Adar', 'Adar I', 'Adar II'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Hebrew month name.'}, 'gregorian_date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Gregorian date YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today (US Eastern) if nothing else is given.'}}}
dictionary_autocomplete
Dictionary word completion
Autocomplete a partial Hebrew/Aramaic word against a dictionary ("Jastrow Dictionary", "Klein Dictionary", "BDB Augmented Strong").
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['prefix'], 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 15, 'maximum': 50, 'minimum': 1}, 'prefix': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 1}, 'dictionary': {'type': 'string', 'default': 'Jastrow Dictionary'}}}
dictionary_lookup
Hebrew/Aramaic dictionary
Look up a Hebrew or Aramaic word in classic dictionaries (Jastrow, BDB, Klein, and others). Handles prefixes/inflected forms. Pass context_ref to disambiguate using the passage where the word appears.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['word'], 'properties': {'word': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 1, 'description': 'Hebrew/Aramaic word (with or without vowels).'}, 'dictionary': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Only return entries from this dictionary, e.g. "Jastrow Dictionary", "Klein Dictionary", "BDB Dictionary".'}, 'context_ref': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Passage the word appears in, e.g. "Berakhot 2a:1".'}, 'max_entries': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 8, 'maximum': 30, 'minimum': 1}, 'never_split': {'type': 'boolean', 'description': "Don't try splitting prefixes off the word."}, 'always_split': {'type': 'boolean'}, 'consonants_only': {'type': 'boolean', 'description': 'Match on consonants, ignoring vowels.'}}}
find_location
Find a location
Search for a city/place by name and get place ids, country and region. Use the returned id as the "location" argument of other tools when a city name is ambiguous.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['query'], 'properties': {'query': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 2, 'description': 'City or place name, e.g. "Jerusalem", "Monsey", "Paris".'}}}
find_references_in_text
Detect source citations in text
Scan free text (a dvar Torah, article, shiur notes) and detect every citation of a Jewish source in it (e.g. "Genesis 1:1", "Berakhot 2a", "Rambam Hilchot Shabbat 1:1"). Returns the matched spans and their canonical references.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['text'], 'properties': {'text': {'type': 'string', 'maxLength': 20000, 'minLength': 3, 'description': 'Body text to scan.'}, 'title': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Optional title of the piece (also scanned).'}, 'language': {'enum': ['en', 'he'], 'type': 'string'}}}
get_author_works
Works by an author
List the books written by an author. Pass the author slug (e.g. "rashi", "rambam", "ramban", "ibn-ezra", "rabbi-yosef-karo") — find slugs with resolve_name type AuthorTopic.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['author_slug'], 'properties': {'author_slug': {'type': 'string'}}}
get_book_info
Book details & structure
Metadata for a book: author(s), era, composition date and place, description, categories, alternative titles, section structure (e.g. Chapter/Verse, Daf/Line), chapter lengths, and alternate structures (e.g. parshiyot for Torah books). Optionally text availability counts.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['title'], 'properties': {'title': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Book title, e.g. "Genesis", "Berakhot", "Mishneh Torah, Sabbath", "Kuzari".'}, 'include_structure': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True, 'description': 'Include chapter lengths (shape).'}, 'include_availability': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Include counts of available Hebrew/English text.'}}}
get_book_raw_index
Full raw book schema
Full, unabridged index record for a book (complete schema tree, match templates, alternate structures). Use get_book_info for a friendly summary.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['title'], 'properties': {'title': {'type': 'string'}}}
get_collections
Source sheet collections
Browse collections of source sheets: pass slug for one collection (with its sheets), user_id for a user's collections, or neither to list public collections (filterable by name).
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'slug': {'type': 'string'}, 'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 40, 'maximum': 200, 'minimum': 1}, 'user_id': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': -9007199254740991}, 'contains': {'type': 'string'}}}
get_commentaries
Commentaries & connected sources for a passage
Get commentaries and other sources connected to a passage.
- With commentator (e.g. "Rashi", "Ramban", "Ibn Ezra", "Sforno", "Tosafot", "Or HaChaim", "Onkelos", "Kli Yakar"): returns that commentator's full text on the passage.
- Without commentator: lists all connected sources in a category ("Commentary" by default; also Targum, Midrash, Talmud, Halakhah, Chasidut, Kabbalah, Musar, Jewish Thought, Liturgy, Responsa, Quoting Commentary, …) grouped by work, optionally with text.
Works for Tanakh, Talmud, Mishnah, Rambam, Shulchan Arukh, etc.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['ref'], 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 2, 'description': 'Passage, e.g. "Genesis 1:1" or "Berakhot 2a".'}, 'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 10, 'maximum': 30, 'minimum': 1}, 'vowels': {'enum': ['full', 'none'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'full', 'description': 'Hebrew vowels/cantillation: "full" keeps nikud, "none" strips it.'}, 'category': {'enum': ['Commentary', 'Quoting Commentary', 'Targum', 'Midrash', 'Talmud', 'Mishnah', 'Tosefta', 'Halakhah', 'Responsa', 'Chasidut', 'Kabbalah', 'Musar', 'Jewish Thought', 'Liturgy', 'Tanakh', 'Reference', 'Second Temple'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'Commentary'}, 'language': {'enum': ['both', 'hebrew', 'english'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'both'}, 'commentator': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Commentator/work name to fetch in full.'}, 'include_text': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Include the text of connected sources (first `limit`).'}}}
get_jewish_calendar
Jewish calendar events
List Jewish calendar events for a date range: holidays (major, minor, modern Israeli), Rosh Chodesh, fast days, special Shabbatot, weekly parsha, Omer count, molad, Yizkor, Yom Kippur Katan, daily-learning cycles (Daf Yomi, Mishna Yomi, Nach Yomi, Tanakh Yomi, Yerushalmi, Rambam, Chofetz Chaim), and — when a location is given — candle-lighting, havdalah and fast start/end times.
Pick either start+end, or year (+ optional month). Max range ~1 year. Defaults include holidays, Rosh Chodesh, fasts, special Shabbatot and parsha.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'end': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Range end YYYY-MM-DD.'}, 'omer': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Daily Sefirat HaOmer count.'}, 'year': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': -9007199254740991, 'description': 'Gregorian year (or Hebrew year if hebrew_year_mode=true). Used when start/end not given.'}, 'molad': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Molad announcements.'}, 'month': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 12, 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'Gregorian month 1-12 (with year).'}, 'start': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Range start YYYY-MM-DD.'}, 'israel': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Use the Israel holiday/parsha schedule instead of the Diaspora one.'}, 'parsha': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True, 'description': 'Weekly Torah portion on Shabbat.'}, 'yizkor': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'latitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': -90, 'description': 'Latitude in decimal degrees (use with longitude + timezone instead of location).'}, 'learning': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'enum': ['daf_yomi', 'mishna_yomi', 'nach_yomi', 'tanakh_yomi', 'yerushalmi_yomi', 'rambam_1_chapter', 'rambam_3_chapters', 'chofetz_chaim'], 'type': 'string'}, 'description': 'Daily learning cycles to include.'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Where the user is. A US ZIP code ("11691"), a city name ("Jerusalem", "London", "Lakewood, NJ"), or a numeric place id returned by find_location. Omit to use the server default.'}, 'timezone': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'IANA timezone, required with latitude/longitude, e.g. "America/New_York".'}, 'longitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 180, 'minimum': -180, 'description': 'Longitude in decimal degrees.'}, 'minor_fasts': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True}, 'hebrew_names': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Return event titles in Hebrew.'}, 'rosh_chodesh': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True}, 'include_times': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Include candle lighting / havdalah / fast times (needs a location).'}, 'candle_minutes': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': 10, 'description': 'Minutes before sunset for candle lighting (default 18; Jerusalem 40).'}, 'major_holidays': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True}, 'minor_holidays': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True}, 'modern_holidays': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True, 'description': 'Yom HaAtzmaut, Yom HaShoah, etc.'}, 'havdalah_minutes': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': 20, 'description': 'Havdalah N minutes after sunset instead of at nightfall (e.g. 42, 50, 72).'}, 'hebrew_year_mode': {'type': 'boolean', 'description': 'Interpret year as a Hebrew year (e.g. 5787) and return the whole Hebrew year.'}, 'yom_kippur_katan': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'special_shabbatot': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True, 'description': 'Shabbat Shekalim, Zachor, HaGadol, etc.'}, 'hebrew_date_every_day': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Add the Hebrew date for every day in range.'}}}
get_learning_schedules
Daily learning schedules
Today's (or any date's) study schedule items with exact references: Parashat HaShavua, Haftarah, Daf Yomi, 929, Daily Mishnah, Daily Rambam (1 and 3 chapters), Daf a Week, Halakhah Yomit, Arukh HaShulchan Yomi, Tanakh Yomi, Chok LeYisrael, Tanya Yomi, Yerushalmi Yomi, and more.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'YYYY-MM-DD (default today).'}, 'custom': {'enum': ['ashkenazi', 'sephardi'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Haftarah custom.'}, 'israel': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'timezone': {'type': 'string', 'description': "IANA timezone used for 'today'."}}}
get_library_statistics
Library statistics
Statistics:
- kind "word_count": number of words in a specific version of a book (needs title, version_title, language he/en).
- kind "links_between_categories": how many links connect two categories (e.g. Tanakh ↔ Talmud).
- kind "text_availability": raw availability counts for a book.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['kind'], 'properties': {'kind': {'enum': ['word_count', 'links_between_categories', 'text_availability'], 'type': 'string'}, 'title': {'type': 'string'}, 'language': {'enum': ['he', 'en'], 'type': 'string'}, 'category_a': {'type': 'string'}, 'category_b': {'type': 'string'}, 'version_title': {'type': 'string'}}}
get_manuscripts
Manuscript & early print images
Images of manuscripts and early printed editions (e.g. Vilna Shas, Venice 1523, Munich manuscript) for a passage, with image and thumbnail URLs.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['ref'], 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 2}}}
get_parasha
Parasha details
Details for a weekly Torah portion by name (e.g. "Noach", "Lech Lecha", "Ki Tisa"): full reference, aliyot, haftarah, and the next date it will be read.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['parasha'], 'properties': {'parasha': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Parasha name in English transliteration.'}}}
get_passage_context
Find the full passage a segment belongs to
Given one or more segment references (e.g. "Berakhot 2a:1"), return the full logical passage/sugya each belongs to.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['refs'], 'properties': {'refs': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}, 'maxItems': 20, 'minItems': 1}}}
get_random_source_by_topic
Random source on a random topic
Get a random source together with the topic it illustrates — handy for a daily inspiration or quiz.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {}}
get_random_text
Random text
Get a random passage, optionally limited to specific books or categories (e.g. categories ["Tanakh"], titles ["Psalms", "Proverbs"]).
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'titles': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}}, 'vowels': {'enum': ['full', 'none'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'full', 'description': 'Hebrew vowels/cantillation: "full" keeps nikud, "none" strips it.'}, 'categories': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}}}}
get_related_content
Everything related to a passage
Overview of everything connected to a passage: counts of linked sources by category and book, related topics, source sheets that use it, manuscript images, and related web articles. Use it to explore before drilling in with get_commentaries.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['ref'], 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 2}, 'include': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'enum': ['link_summary', 'topics', 'sheets', 'manuscripts', 'web_pages'], 'type': 'string'}, 'default': ['link_summary', 'topics', 'sheets', 'manuscripts', 'web_pages']}}}
get_seasonal_topic
Topic for this week's parsha / upcoming holiday
Get the curated topic for the current parsha (kind "parasha") or the current/upcoming holiday (kind "holiday"), with description and key sources.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['kind'], 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'For holiday: date to check (default today).'}, 'kind': {'enum': ['parasha', 'holiday'], 'type': 'string'}, 'israel': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}}}
get_shabbat_times
Shabbat & Yom Tov times
Candle-lighting and havdalah times for the coming (or a specified) Shabbat and any Yom Tov that week, plus the parsha and holiday Torah readings, for a location.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Any date in the week you want (defaults to this week).'}, 'latitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': -90, 'description': 'Latitude in decimal degrees (use with longitude + timezone instead of location).'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Where the user is. A US ZIP code ("11691"), a city name ("Jerusalem", "London", "Lakewood, NJ"), or a numeric place id returned by find_location. Omit to use the server default.'}, 'timezone': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'IANA timezone, required with latitude/longitude, e.g. "America/New_York".'}, 'longitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 180, 'minimum': -180, 'description': 'Longitude in decimal degrees.'}, 'candle_minutes': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': 10, 'description': 'Minutes before sunset for candle lighting (default 18; 40 for Jerusalem).'}, 'havdalah_minutes': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': 20, 'description': 'Havdalah N minutes after sunset; default is nightfall (tzeit, 8.5°).'}, 'include_readings': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True, 'description': 'Include aliyah-by-aliyah Torah reading details.'}}}
get_sheet_tags
Source sheet tags
Source-sheet tags: "trending" (this week's trending tags), "all" (every tag, sorted by count or alphabetically), or a specific user's tags.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'kind': {'enum': ['trending', 'all', 'user'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'trending'}, 'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 50, 'maximum': 500, 'minimum': 1}, 'sort_by': {'enum': ['count', 'alpha'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'count'}, 'user_id': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': -9007199254740991}}}
get_source_sheet
Get a source sheet
Get a user-made source sheet by id: title, author, tags, and each source (reference + text) and commentary block in order. Pass several ids to fetch up to 10 sheets.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['ids'], 'properties': {'ids': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'anyOf': [{'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': -9007199254740991}, {'type': 'string'}]}, 'maxItems': 10, 'minItems': 1}, 'max_sources': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 60, 'maximum': 200, 'minimum': 1}}}
get_task_status
Check a background task
Check the status/result of a background task (e.g. a long reference-detection job) by task_id.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['task_id'], 'properties': {'task_id': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 4}}}
get_term
Look up a term
Look up a named term (parsha names, section names, holidays, etc.) with its Hebrew and English titles and alternate spellings, e.g. "Noach", "Bereshit", "Perek".
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['name'], 'properties': {'name': {'type': 'string'}}}
get_text
Get a Jewish text
Fetch any text from the Jewish library by reference, in Hebrew/Aramaic and/or translation, aligned segment by segment.
Covers Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud Bavli & Yerushalmi, Midrash, Rambam, Shulchan Arukh, commentaries (e.g. "Rashi on Genesis 1:1"), Siddur, Zohar, Chasidut, Musar, responsa and more.
Reference examples: "Genesis 1:1-5", "Bereishit 1", "Berakhot 2a", "Berakhot 2a:3-7", "Mishnah Avot 1", "Mishneh Torah, Sabbath 1:1", "Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 1", "Psalms 23", "Ramban on Exodus 20:2".
Returns segments as {n, he, en}; includes next/previous section refs for paging. If a reference fails, try resolve_name.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['ref'], 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 2, 'description': 'Text reference, e.g. "Genesis 1:1-10" or "Berakhot 2a".'}, 'vowels': {'enum': ['full', 'none'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'full', 'description': 'Hebrew vowels/cantillation: "full" keeps nikud, "none" strips it.'}, 'language': {'enum': ['both', 'hebrew', 'english', 'all'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'both', 'description': '"both" = original + translation; "all" = every available version.'}, 'footnotes': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Keep translator footnotes inline.'}, 'max_segments': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 60, 'maximum': 400, 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'Max segments to return.'}, 'version_title': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Exact version title to use (see get_text_versions).'}, 'translation_language': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Translation language family instead of English, e.g. "french", "spanish", "german", "russian", "italian".'}}}
get_text_image
Shareable image of a verse
Generate a shareable image (PNG) of a short passage, sized for a social platform.
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{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['ref'], 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 2, 'description': 'Short passage, ideally one verse/segment.'}, 'language': {'enum': ['en', 'he'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'en'}, 'platform': {'enum': ['facebook', 'twitter', 'instagram'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'facebook'}}}
get_texts_bulk
Get several short texts at once
Fetch many short references in one call (e.g. a list of verses or commentary lines). Returns Hebrew and English for each. Up to 30 references.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['refs'], 'properties': {'refs': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}, 'maxItems': 30, 'minItems': 1, 'description': 'List of references, e.g. ["Genesis 1:1", "Exodus 20:2", "Rashi on Genesis 1:1:1"].'}, 'vowels': {'enum': ['full', 'none'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'full', 'description': 'Hebrew vowels/cantillation: "full" keeps nikud, "none" strips it.'}}}
get_text_versions
List editions/translations of a book
List every available edition and translation of a book (language, version title, license, source). Use a version_title with get_text to read a specific translation.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['book'], 'properties': {'book': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Book title, e.g. "Genesis", "Berakhot", "Mishneh Torah, Sabbath".'}, 'language': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Filter by language code, e.g. "en", "he", "fr".'}}}
get_topic
Topic page (sources by theme)
Get a curated topic — a person (e.g. "moses", "rambam", "rabbi-akiva"), concept ("teshuvah", "kindness"), holiday ("passover"), mitzvah or object — with its description and its top sources, ordered by importance. Use resolve_name (type "Topic") or search_topics to find slugs.
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Open world
Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['slug'], 'properties': {'slug': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Topic slug, e.g. "shabbat", "prayer", "abraham".'}, 'max_sources': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 20, 'maximum': 100, 'minimum': 0}, 'include_source_text': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Also fetch the text of the top sources (first 10).'}, 'include_related_topics': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True}}}
get_topic_graph
Topic relationship graph
Get the network of topics connected to a topic (e.g. students/teachers of a sage, parts of a concept). Optionally restrict to one link type such as "is-a", "has-student", "has-teacher", "related-to", "part-of".
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['slug'], 'properties': {'slug': {'type': 'string'}, 'link_type': {'type': 'string'}}}
get_torah_reading
Torah reading schedule (leyning)
Torah and Haftarah readings for a date or date range: parsha or holiday name, each aliyah with verse ranges and counts, maftir, haftarah, and special readings. Supports Israel vs Diaspora and the triennial cycle.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Date YYYY-MM-DD (defaults to the coming Shabbat).'}, 'israel': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'end_date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'End date for a range (max ~1 year).'}, 'triennial': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Return triennial-cycle aliyot.'}, 'include_weekday': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': True, 'description': 'Include Monday/Thursday and Rosh Chodesh/holiday weekday readings.'}}}
get_user_profile
Public user profile
Public profile of a library user/author of source sheets, by profile slug (e.g. "dovid-birk").
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Open world
Idempotent
Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['slug'], 'properties': {'slug': {'type': 'string'}}}
get_yahrzeit_dates
Yahrzeit, Hebrew birthday & anniversary dates
Compute upcoming Gregorian dates for yahrzeits, Hebrew birthdays or Hebrew anniversaries from the original Gregorian date. Handles after-sunset, Adar in leap years, and Cheshvan/Kislev edge cases. Up to 10 entries at once.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['entries'], 'properties': {'years': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 3, 'maximum': 20, 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'How many years ahead to list.'}, 'entries': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'object', 'required': ['name', 'date'], 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Original Gregorian date YYYY-MM-DD (date of passing, birth or wedding).'}, 'name': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Name of the person or event.'}, 'type': {'enum': ['yahrzeit', 'birthday', 'anniversary'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'yahrzeit'}, 'after_sunset': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'The event occurred after sunset.'}}}, 'maxItems': 10, 'minItems': 1}}}
get_zmanim
Halachic times (zmanim)
Halachic times of day for a location and date (or date range, max ~7 days recommended): alot hashachar, misheyakir, sunrise (netz), latest Shema and Tefilla (GRA and Magen Avraham), chatzot, mincha gedola/ketana, plag hamincha, sunset (shkia), bein hashmashot, tzeit hakochavim (several opinions), and midnight.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Date YYYY-MM-DD (default today).'}, 'end_date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Optional end date for a range.'}, 'latitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': -90, 'description': 'Latitude in decimal degrees (use with longitude + timezone instead of location).'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Where the user is. A US ZIP code ("11691"), a city name ("Jerusalem", "London", "Lakewood, NJ"), or a numeric place id returned by find_location. Omit to use the server default.'}, 'timezone': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'IANA timezone, required with latitude/longitude, e.g. "America/New_York".'}, 'longitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 180, 'minimum': -180, 'description': 'Longitude in decimal degrees.'}, 'use_elevation': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Adjust sunrise/sunset for elevation.'}, 'include_seconds': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Return times with seconds precision.'}}}
holiday_sources
Holiday guide with sources
For the next (or a named) Jewish holiday: its dates, a description, the Torah/Haftarah readings, and key classical sources with text. Examples: "Sukkot", "Chanukah", "Purim", "Pesach", "Shavuot", "Tisha B'Av", "Rosh Hashana".
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'israel': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'holiday': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Holiday name; default is the next major/minor holiday from today.'}, 'max_sources': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 6, 'maximum': 15, 'minimum': 1}}}
list_book_titles
Search book titles
Search the list of all books in the library by (part of) an English or Hebrew title, optionally within a category path. Returns canonical titles with their category.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 100, 'maximum': 500, 'minimum': 1}, 'contains': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Substring to match, e.g. "Rashi", "Mishneh Torah", "תהלים".'}, 'category_path': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Limit to a category, e.g. "Talmud/Bavli".'}}}
list_source_sheets
Find source sheets
List public source sheets:
- by passage (ref): sheets that use a given text;
- by user (user_id): a user's sheets, sortable by "views" or "date", with paging;
- latest: newest public sheets (no ref/user_id).
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string'}, 'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 20, 'maximum': 100, 'minimum': 1}, 'offset': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 0, 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': 0}, 'sort_by': {'enum': ['views', 'date'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'views'}, 'user_id': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': -9007199254740991}}}
list_translations
Translation languages & translated books
Without a language: list every language code that has translations in the library. With a language code (e.g. "fr", "es", "de", "ru", "yi", "lad"): list every book translated into that language with its version titles.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'language': {'type': 'string'}}}
parse_reference
Parse / validate a reference
Validate and normalize a text reference: canonical English and Hebrew forms, the book it belongs to, its structure, and previous/next sections.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['ref'], 'properties': {'ref': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 2}}}
parsha_study_pack
Parsha study pack
Everything to study the weekly Torah portion: the reading (for a date, or by parsha name), aliyot and haftarah, the text of a chosen aliyah (Hebrew + English), a commentator's notes on its opening verses, and the parsha's topic and themes. Great for preparing a dvar Torah.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': "Any date — uses that week's Shabbat reading. Default: this week."}, 'aliyah': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 1, 'maximum': 7, 'minimum': 1, 'description': "Which aliyah's text to include."}, 'israel': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'vowels': {'enum': ['full', 'none'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'full'}, 'parasha': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Or a parsha name, e.g. "Vayera".'}, 'commentator': {'type': 'string', 'default': 'Rashi'}, 'verses_of_commentary': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 3, 'maximum': 10, 'minimum': 0}}}
recommend_topics
Topics for passages
Recommend topics relevant to one or more passages (e.g. for tagging a source sheet or finding themes in a set of verses).
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['refs'], 'properties': {'refs': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}, 'maxItems': 20, 'minItems': 1}}}
resolve_name
Resolve / autocomplete a name or reference
Autocomplete and identify a book title, reference, author, topic or person from partial, misspelled, transliterated or Hebrew input ("bava metzia", "bereishis", "ברכות ב", "Rambam"). Tells you whether the input is a valid reference and gives canonical names.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['name'], 'properties': {'name': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 1}, 'type': {'enum': ['ref', 'Topic', 'AuthorTopic', 'PersonTopic', 'TocCategory', 'Collection', 'User'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Restrict to one kind of result.'}, 'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 10, 'maximum': 30, 'minimum': 1}}}
search_library
Full-text search of the library
Full-text search across the entire Jewish library (texts), or across user-made source sheets. Hebrew or English queries.
- exact=true matches the exact word forms; default matching is lemmatized (finds grammatical variants).
- filters narrow by category/book path, e.g. ["Tanakh"], ["Talmud/Bavli"], ["Mishnah/Seder Moed"], ["Halakhah/Shulchan Arukh"], ["Tanakh/Torah/Genesis"].
- sort "relevance" or "chronological" (by composition date).
Returns matching references with highlighted snippets, total hit count and a breakdown of hits by category (use it to refine filters). Paginate with offset.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'required': ['query'], 'properties': {'size': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 15, 'maximum': 50, 'minimum': 1}, 'slop': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 20, 'minimum': 0, 'description': 'Allowed word distance for multi-word phrases (default 10 for texts).'}, 'sort': {'enum': ['relevance', 'chronological'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'relevance'}, 'exact': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'query': {'type': 'string', 'minLength': 1}, 'offset': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 0, 'maximum': 9007199254740991, 'minimum': 0}, 'filters': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}, 'description': 'Category/book paths to restrict to.'}, 'search_in': {'enum': ['texts', 'sheets'], 'type': 'string', 'default': 'texts'}}}
search_topics
Search/list topics
List topics, optionally filtered by a word in the title. Without a filter returns the most prominent topics.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 50, 'maximum': 200, 'minimum': 1}, 'contains': {'type': 'string'}}}
shabbat_briefing
Shabbat briefing
A ready-to-read Friday summary for a location: candle-lighting and havdalah times, the parsha with aliyot and haftarah, the opening verse of the parsha in Hebrew and English, and any holiday that week.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$', 'description': 'Any date in the week (default this week).'}, 'latitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': -90, 'description': 'Latitude in decimal degrees (use with longitude + timezone instead of location).'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Where the user is. A US ZIP code ("11691"), a city name ("Jerusalem", "London", "Lakewood, NJ"), or a numeric place id returned by find_location. Omit to use the server default.'}, 'timezone': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'IANA timezone, required with latitude/longitude, e.g. "America/New_York".'}, 'longitude': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 180, 'minimum': -180, 'description': 'Longitude in decimal degrees.'}, 'candle_minutes': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': 10}, 'havdalah_minutes': {'type': 'integer', 'maximum': 90, 'minimum': 20}}}
todays_learning
Today in Jewish time & learning
One-call daily briefing: today's Hebrew date, holidays/events, the weekly parsha, and every daily learning schedule (Daf Yomi, Rambam, Mishnah, 929, Halakhah Yomit, Tanya, etc.) with exact references. Optionally include the opening lines of each study item.
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Input schema
{'type': 'object', '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#', 'properties': {'date': {'type': 'string', 'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$'}, 'only': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}, 'description': 'Only these schedules, e.g. ["Daf Yomi", "Daily Rambam", "Parashat Hashavua"].'}, 'israel': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False}, 'timezone': {'type': 'string', 'default': 'America/New_York'}, 'include_opening_text': {'type': 'boolean', 'default': False, 'description': 'Include the first lines of each study item.'}}}
History
Recent tool changes
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shabbat_briefing
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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holiday_sources
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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parsha_study_pack
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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todays_learning
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_user_profile
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_collections
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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check_sheet_modified
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_sheet_tags
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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list_source_sheets
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_source_sheet
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_seasonal_topic
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_random_source_by_topic
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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recommend_topics
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_topic_graph
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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search_topics
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_topic
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_parasha
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_learning_schedules
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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dictionary_autocomplete
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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dictionary_lookup
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_term
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_library_statistics
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_author_works
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_book_raw_index
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_book_info
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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list_book_titles
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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browse_library
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_text_image
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_passage_context
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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get_random_text
Sept. 25, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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