# Tripitaka MCP

Search the Pāli Canon, compare translations, and produce citations from an MCP server connected to Claude Code.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 12
- Author: dhamma-seeker
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/dhamma-seeker/tripitaka-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/tripitaka-mcp

## What it does

Tripitaka MCP gives an AI client access to the Pāli Tipiṭaka. It can search by terms or meaning, retrieve a text by identifier, compare aligned translations, and prepare an academic citation. Responses include links to a bilingual reader where the cited passage is highlighted.

The server also connects searches to dictionaries with more than 20,000 entries and can reduce inflected Pāli words to a root form. It exposes HTTP transport and MCP resources for canon structure, suttas, and words. The hosted service limits each IP to 10 requests per 10 seconds and 60 requests per minute, so repeated requests can reach that limit.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http tripitaka-mcp https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add tripitaka-mcp --url https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "tripitaka-mcp": {
            "url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "tripitaka-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http tripitaka-mcp https://mcp.tripitaka-mcp.com/mcp
```

## When to use it
- find suttas about a specific topic
- compare translations of one passage
- retrieve a text by an ID such as `mn1`
- generate an academic citation
- check a Pāli word in the dictionaries

## Example prompts
- Find suttas where anger is discussed and include source links.
- Show `mn1` in Pāli and English, then format a citation.
- Compare translations of a passage about mindfulness of breathing and explain `sati`.

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