INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

commentary

Name one Bible book and chapter (e.g.

thenearword.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://mcp.thenearword.com/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for commentary and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.the-near-word]
url = "https://mcp.thenearword.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-near-word": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.thenearword.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: the-near-word
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.thenearword.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-near-word": {
      "url": "https://mcp.thenearword.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "the-near-word": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.thenearword.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "the-near-word",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.thenearword.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

consult — Ask a question about the Bible and receive a structured briefing: plain-language answer, the exact passages to test it against (texts), abuse-prevention guards, and a pointer toward human community.
shelf — List what is currently on the shelf: the approved briefing cards (id and question) and the chapter commentaries already opened (reference and review status).