INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

random_monologue

Return one random monologue, with optional gender/play filters.

shakespeare-monologues.orgnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for random_monologue 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.shakespeare-monologues]
url = "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shakespeare-monologues": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: shakespeare-monologues
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/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": {
    "shakespeare-monologues": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "shakespeare-monologues": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "shakespeare-monologues",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.shakespeare-monologues.org/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

search_monologues — Search Shakespeare monologues by free text (matches character, play, or first line) plus optional filters.
get_monologue — Fetch one monologue's catalogue entry by its numeric id.
list_plays — List Shakespeare's plays with their classification (Comedy/History/Tragedy) and monologue counts.
list_all_monologues_for_a_character — List every monologue spoken by a given character (e.g.
get_monologue_of_the_day — The current 'Monologue of the Day' — the piece most recently posted to the site's social feeds.
get_paraphrased_monologue — Fetch a monologue's full text alongside its modern-English, line-by-line paraphrase.
get_scene_summary — Fetch an AI-generated summary of the scene a monologue appears in (context for the speech).
get_play_summary — Fetch an AI-generated summary of a play (e.g.