Connect Tripitaka and your agent gets 14 tools, among them compare_translations, define_from_suttas, get_reference. It answers at https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 6 of 6 times since 11 September 2026; the last check, on 22 October 2026, succeeded.
MCP server for the full Pāli Canon — search, cite, compare translations. Offered as Dhamma Dāna.
Description as the publisher wrote it.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
compare_translations | Compare every available translation for a single segment. 💡 **Use this tool when:** - The user asks about the meaning/translation of a single Pāli line and wants to see multiple translators side-by-side. - Checking how different translators Inputs: segment_id |
define_from_suttas | Find how the **suttas and Vinaya define a Pāli term in their own words**. The canon defines its own terms with fixed formulas — "Katamañca … dukkhaṁ?" (what is X?) … "ayaṁ vuccati … dukkhaṁ" (this is called X), "X adhivacana" (X is a design Inputs: term, limit, include_similes |
get_reference | Build a proper citation string for a sutta. 💡 **Use this tool when:** - The user wants a citation for academic work, an article, or a reference. - You need to know the canonical location of a sutta (pitaka / nikāya). - You want a ready-to-u Inputs: sutta_id |
get_sutta | Fetch a sutta's content — OR its table of contents (`mode="outline"`). ⚡ **Decide which mode BEFORE calling — don't fetch the whole sutta and parse it yourself:** - The user wants the **structure / outline / table of contents**, or asks **" Inputs: sutta_id, language, edition, mode, around, window |
get_word_definition | Look up the dictionary meaning of a Pāli word, with sutta context. Serves as a Pāli Dictionary Bridge — pairs the "definition" with the "context where the Buddha actually used the word". 📖 **About the dictionary sources:** This tool draws f Inputs: word, language, limit_context |
list_editions | List the translation editions available, with coverage stats. 💡 **Use this tool when:** - Before calling `compare_translations` or `get_sutta(edition=...)`, so you know which edition values are valid and worth comparing. - The user asks whi |
list_structure | Show the structure of all three pitakas with coverage statistics. 💡 **Use this tool when:** - The user asks for an overview of the Tipiṭaka (what's in it / which collections). - You need to check coverage before promising a search will find |
open_sutta_viewer | Open an interactive sutta viewer inside the chat — Pāli + English, plus an optional third row in the user's own language translated BY YOU. Renders each segment as: Pāli on top (canonical), the Bhikkhu Sujato English below it (verification Inputs: sutta_id, around, offset, window, translations, translation_language |
parse_pali_word | Strip Pāli inflectional suffixes to find the root form (basic stem). 💡 **Use this tool when:** - You find an inflected Pāli word (e.g. `dukkhassa`, `bhikkhūnaṁ`) and `get_word_definition` doesn't find it directly — Pāli inflects nouns acros Inputs: word |
search_by_keyword | Keyword search across the Pāli Tipiṭaka (trigram word-similarity). Searches the configured enabled language(s) on the server. Filterable by pitaka and translation edition. 💡 **Hints for the AI client:** The system's canonical reference is R Inputs: keyword, language, edition, pitaka, limit |
search_hybrid | Hybrid search — combines keyword + semantic search via RRF. Uses Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) to merge exact-word results with meaning-based results. **This is the recommended tool for "discourses about X" / concept queries**, because the s Inputs: query, language, limit |
search_semantic | Semantic search — match by meaning, not exact words. Uses vector similarity (cosine distance) over `text_pali` embedded with a multilingual MiniLM model. 🤔 **In most cases you should use `search_hybrid` instead** — it combines this semantic Inputs: query, language, limit, threshold |
survey_corpus | Exhaustively survey the WHOLE Tipiṭaka for a term — guaranteed complete. Use this (not `search_by_keyword`) when the question is about **coverage or counting** rather than "show me the best passages": - "How many times does Kusinārā appear Inputs: keyword, language, pitaka, match_scope, mode, page_size |
verify_quote | Verify, check, or confirm a Buddha quote — does the canon really say it? Fact-check a quotation attributed to the Buddha. Catches fake, misquoted, misattributed and misremembered passages, and finds the true reading. Paste a line that has b Inputs: text, limit |
Every block below points at https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp. Pick your client and copy.
claude mcp add --transport http tripitaka https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"tripitaka": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"tripitaka": {
"url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"tripitaka": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"context_servers": {
"tripitaka": {
"url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"tripitaka": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"tripitaka": {
"url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}name: Tripitaka
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
- name: Tripitaka
type: streamable-http
url: https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"tripitaka": {
"httpUrl": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"tripitaka": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"tripitaka": {
"url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.tripitaka-mcp.com%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=tripitaka&name=Tripitaka
It answered our last check on 22 October 2026 in 755 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.
14, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 14 September 2026: compare_translations, define_from_suttas, get_reference, get_sutta, get_word_definition, list_editions, list_structure, open_sutta_viewer, and 6 more.
It answered our last check on 22 October 2026 in 755 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6.
Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.
It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.
Publisher: io.github.dhamma-seeker. Endpoint host: mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:io.github.dhamma-seeker:mcp:tripitaka-mcp.
First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page
is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.