INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

pinyin_convert

Convert Chinese text to tone-mark pinyin using HanyuGuide dictionary-backed longest-match segmentation.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://hanyuguide.com/mcp/hanyuguide

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for pinyin_convert 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.hanyuguide-public-chinese-tools]
url = "https://hanyuguide.com/mcp/hanyuguide"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hanyuguide-public-chinese-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://hanyuguide.com/mcp/hanyuguide"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: hanyuguide-public-chinese-tools
Remote MCP URL: https://hanyuguide.com/mcp/hanyuguide

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": {
    "hanyuguide-public-chinese-tools": {
      "url": "https://hanyuguide.com/mcp/hanyuguide"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "hanyuguide-public-chinese-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://hanyuguide.com/mcp/hanyuguide"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "hanyuguide-public-chinese-tools",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://hanyuguide.com/mcp/hanyuguide"
}

MCP Inspector

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

dictionary_search — Search public Chinese dictionary entries by Hanzi, pinyin, or English meaning.
dictionary_entry — Fetch a public HanyuGuide dictionary entry with definitions, variants, relations, usage notes, examples, and character metadata when present.
character_strokes — Fetch public single-character decomposition, readings, radical, stroke order paths, and stroke medians when HanyuGuide has them.