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dhamma-seeker/tripitaka-mcp

MCP server for the full Pāli Tipiṭaka — ~444,000 segments at parity with SuttaCentral (Sutta + Vinaya + Abhidhamma).

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About dhamma-seeker/tripitaka-mcp

An MCP server that provides access to the complete Pāli Tipiṭaka, about 444,000 segments matching SuttaCentral coverage. It supports hybrid search, full-sutta retrieval with cross-references, segment-aligned translation comparisons, and Pāli word lookup.

Best for

Buddhist scholars and developers building tools for Pāli canon study or comparative translation work.

Use cases

  • Search the Pāli canon with hybrid keyword and semantic queries
  • Retrieve a full sutta with its cross-references and parallel translations
  • Look up Pāli words and compare translations side-by-side at the segment level

Notes

1 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-27.

Pros

  • Covers all three baskets (Sutta, Vinaya, Abhidhamma) in one server
  • Offered free as Dhamma Dāna so no cost to use
  • Enables translation comparison without manual text alignment

Cons

  • Very new project with only one star and limited community validation
  • Requires an MCP host to function, adds dependency
  • Search quality depends on embedding model built into the service

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

pip install -r requirements.txt

Tools exposed

  • sentence-transformers
  • tripitaka-local
  • tripitaka-remote
  • tripitaka-remote-sse
  • search_hybrid
  • search_by_keyword
  • survey_corpus
  • search_semantic
  • get_sutta
  • open_sutta_viewer
  • get_reference
  • compare_translations
  • list_structure
  • list_editions
  • get_word_definition
  • define_from_suttas
  • parse_pali_word

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Install

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (remote server)

claude mcp add --transport http dhamma-seeker-tripitaka-mcp https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp

Version 1.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (remote server)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dhamma-seeker-tripitaka-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Version 1.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (remote server)

{
  "servers": {
    "dhamma-seeker-tripitaka-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Version 1.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (remote server)

[mcp_servers.dhamma-seeker-tripitaka-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"

Version 1.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Codex's config docs

ChatGPT

Config checked

Fill in the Add custom MCP server form (remote server)

Where
ChatGPT Plugins > + > Add custom MCP server
Name
Tripitaka MCP
Description
MCP server for the full Pāli Canon — search, cite, compare translations. Offered as Dhamma Dāna.
Connection
Public endpoint
MCP server URL
https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp

Version 1.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against ChatGPT's config docs

  • Claude Desktop: Its config file takes local servers only; a remote server is added in the app as a connector.

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Works with

What dhamma-seeker/tripitaka-mcp connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works withTypeHow we knowChecked
Claude CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRemote server, version 1.3.0Config checkedClaude Code docs
CursorClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRemote server, version 1.3.0Config checkedCursor docs
VS CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRemote server, version 1.3.0Config checkedVS Code docs
CodexClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRemote server, version 1.3.0Config checkedCodex docs
ChatGPTClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRemote server, version 1.3.0Config checkedChatGPT docs

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