The Emotion Dictionary
The Emotion Dictionary's 402 emotions: define a word, resolve a feeling, body maps.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
The Emotion Dictionary's 402 emotions: define a word, resolve a feeling, body maps. CC BY 4.0.
How to connect
How to connect The Emotion Dictionary to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://mcp.emotioninside.org/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- 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 The Emotion Dictionary to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://mcp.emotioninside.org/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- 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 The Emotion Dictionary to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://mcp.emotioninside.org/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - 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 (3)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| define_emotion | Look up one emotion from The Emotion Dictionary by name or slug. Returns its identifier, family, short definition, valence, arousal, canonical colour, and the entry URL. |
| resolve_feeling | Describe a feeling in plain words and get the five closest named emotions from the 402 in The Emotion Dictionary, ranked by meaning. |
| body_signature | Where an emotion lives in the body, from The Emotion Dictionary's body maps: regions on a 378 by 924 grid, each marked stirred or stilled. |