Urantia Papers

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http urantia-papers https://api.urantia.dev/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://api.urantia.dev/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "urantia-papers": {
      "url": "https://api.urantia.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

26 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• toc.getGet the full table of contents of the Urantia Papers. Returns the Foreword and the 4 parts, with all 197 papers and their titles.
• papers.listList all 197 papers of the Urantia Papers with their metadata (id, title, partId, labels), as a flat list.
• papers.getGet 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 w
• papers.sectionsGet all sections within a paper, ordered by section number. Useful for understanding paper structure before reading specific sections.
• paragraphs.randomGet a random paragraph from the Urantia Papers. Great for daily quotes, exploration, or discovering new passages.
• paragraphs.getLook 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.
• paragraphs.contextGet a paragraph with surrounding context (N paragraphs before and after within the same paper). Useful for understanding passages in context.
• search.fulltextKeyword 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 p
• search.semanticSearch 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 gi
• entities.listBrowse the entity catalog: beings, places, orders, races, religions, and concepts mentioned in the Urantia Papers. Supports filtering by type and searching by name.
• entities.getGet detailed information about a specific entity by its slug ID. Returns name, type, aliases, description, related entities, and citation count.
• entities.paragraphsGet 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.
• audio.getGet 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").
• bible.booksList 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 co
• bible.bookGet 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/undersco
• bible.chapterGet every verse in a Bible chapter, ordered by verse number. Accepts OSIS, USFM, full name, or alias for `book_code`.
• bible.verseGet a single verse from the World English Bible (eng-web). Accepts OSIS, USFM, full name, or alias for `book_code`.
• bible.verse.urantia_parallelsReturns 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 simi
• bible.search.semanticFree-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
• 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. `id` is what the other works.* tools take ("bible" or a slug such a
• works.searchKeyword 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 w
• works.search.semanticNatural-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.to
• 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. The prefix is optional ("BG 2.47" and "2.47" are the same); for the Bible, n
• works.urantia_parallelsThe 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.
• quotes.verifyChecks 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
• cite.getA 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".

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