get_commentaries
Pack: sefaria · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp
List the commentaries and cross-references on a passage (e.g. Rashi, Targum, quoting commentaries) from Sefaria’s link graph. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ref | string | yes | Textual reference, e.g. “Genesis.1.1”, “Shabbat.2a”. |
category | string | no | Filter to links of this category, case-insensitive (e.g. “Commentary”, “Targum”). Default “Commentary”. |
limit | number | no | Max results (default 25, max 100). |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_commentaries","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"sefaria": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.