Urantia Papers

Free, open MCP server for The Urantia Papers.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Free, open MCP server for The Urantia Papers. 197 papers, 14,500+ paragraphs, 4,400+ entities.

    How to connect

    How to connect Urantia Papers to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://api.urantia.dev/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 Urantia Papers to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://api.urantia.dev/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 Urantia Papers to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://api.urantia.dev/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 (19)

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

    toc.getGet the full table of contents of the Urantia Book. Returns all 4 parts and 197 papers with their titles. This is the best starting point to understand the book structure.
    papers.listList all 197 papers in the Urantia Book with their metadata (id, title, partId, labels). Use toc.get for a hierarchical view instead.
    papers.getGet a single paper with all its paragraphs. Paper IDs range from 0 (Foreword) to 196. Optionally include entity mentions.
    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 Book. 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.fulltextFull-text search across all Urantia Book paragraphs. Supports three modes: "and" (all words must appear, default), "or" (any word), "phrase" (exact phrase). Results ranked by relevance.
    search.semanticSearch the Urantia Book using semantic similarity (vector embeddings). Returns conceptually related results even without exact keyword matches. Requires OPENAI_API_KEY.
    entities.listBrowse the entity catalog: beings, places, orders, races, religions, and concepts mentioned in the Urantia Book. 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 counts.
    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/underscores tolerated.
    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 — the reverse of `include_bible_parallels` on the UB side. Pre-computed at seed time with text-embedding-3-large (3072-d) cosine similarity. Each result carries a similarity score (0..1) and rank (1..10). These are *semantic* parallels, not curated. Treat results as starting points for further reading, not as authoritative parallels.
    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 via `bible_parallels` (direction=bible_to_ub). One query surfaces both Bible matches and the relevant UB content. Optional filters: `canon` (`ot`, `deuterocanon`, `nt`) and `book_code`. Set `urantia_parallel_limit` to 0 to suppress the UB attachment. Requires OPENAI_API_KEY.