Urantia Papers — MCP server for Claude Code: setup and search
Give your coding agent access to Urantia Papers passages, contextual lookup, audio links, and cross-references with the Bible and other works for text research.
claude mcp add --transport http urantia-papers https://api.urantia.dev/mcpWhat Urantia Papers does
Urantia Papers connects an MCP client to an API for exploring the Urantia Papers. Agents can search by wording or meaning, retrieve a complete paper, inspect individual paragraphs, and fetch nearby passages for context. The service also exposes audio information, entity lookups, and citation generation in APA, MLA, Chicago, and BibTeX formats.
The server includes 26 tools, two resource templates, and two prompt templates named study_assistant and comparative_theology. Its cross-reference features support comparisons between Urantia Papers and Bible passages, along with parallel passages inside the Papers. This gives an agent a concrete workflow for locating a passage before examining related material.
Public API methods need no authentication. Personal features such as bookmarks, notes, and reading progress require a JWT. Connect through https://api.urantia.dev/mcp. Supported clients include Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, and Gemini CLI.
What it helps with
- Search Urantia Papers for passages matching a topic
- Retrieve a paragraph with its surrounding text
- Compare passages from Urantia Papers and the Bible
- Generate a formatted reference for a passage
- Find every passage associated with a named entity
Example prompts for the agent
- Search Urantia Papers for passages about the Universal Father and return their surrounding context.
- Compare how a topic appears in Urantia Papers and the Bible using the available cross-references.
- Look up this paragraph reference and generate a citation in APA format.
How to install Urantia Papers
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http urantia-papers https://api.urantia.dev/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add urantia-papers --url https://api.urantia.dev/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"urantia-papers": {
"url": "https://api.urantia.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"urantia-papers": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.urantia.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http urantia-papers https://api.urantia.dev/mcpStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about Urantia Papers
How do I install Urantia Papers in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http urantia-papers https://api.urantia.dev/mcp. This registers the server under urantia-papers with HTTP transport.
What does Urantia Papers do?
It gives an AI agent tools for searching and reading Urantia Papers, retrieving audio links, and exploring connections to Bible passages and other works. Citation generation and entity lookup are also available.
Does Urantia Papers require an API key?
Public search and reading endpoints work without authentication. Personal account features, including bookmarks and notes, require a JWT.
