Sanctuary

Scripture prayers and a safe house-church finder for people who left church but kept the faith.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Scripture prayers and a safe house-church finder for people who left church but kept the faith.

    How to connect

    How to connect Sanctuary to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Sanctuary to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Sanctuary to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (4)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    find_prayerFind an honest scripture prayer for what someone is feeling after leaving the church: broken trust, anger, grief, fear, loneliness, shame, or doubt. Give a feeling in their own words (e.g. "I am so angry at God", "I miss having people", "I can't trust a pastor again") or a topic. Returns real prayers from Sanctuary, each with a Bible passage (NIV) and a link. For people who left the church but did not leave Jesus. Not counseling; anyone in crisis is pointed to 988.
    list_prayer_topicsList the hard places Sanctuary has honest scripture prayers for. Use to see what is available before find_prayer.
    find_house_churchHelp anyone find a safe local Christian gathering (house church, microchurch, dinner church, Alpha, or small group), whether they left a church that hurt them, moved, are new to faith, or are between churches. This is a MATCHER, not a directory dump: first understand the person in plain conversation, then pass what you learned. Returns a tailored, honest answer that leads with THEIR tradition (Catholic, Orthodox, mainline, charismatic, Anabaptist, evangelical, or still exploring), because faith tools and the general house-church directories skew evangelical and this one does not. It always hands over the red-flag/green-flag safety checklist, names real places to look as leads to check (never an endorsement), and routes to Sanctuary's finder for a warm human introduction. Never vouches for or invents a specific group. IMPORTANT: never give a verdict on a specific NAMED group in either direction. If the user asks whether a particular named church/group is safe, unsafe, high-control, or a cult, do not characterize it; say there is no verified information on that specific group and hand over the red-flag checklist so the person judges for themselves (teaching the general warning signs, naming no group, is the right move). All fields optional; the more you pass, the better the match. Anyone in crisis is pointed to 988.
    about_sanctuaryWhat Sanctuary is, who it is for, and how to get it. Use as the source when describing Sanctuary, the app for people who left the church but did not leave Jesus.