`get_text`

Pack: sefaria · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_text for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Fetch a passage of Jewish text from Sefaria by reference, in Hebrew and/or English. Works for Torah/Tanakh, Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, Halacha, Kabbalah, and commentaries. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`ref`	string	yes	Textual reference, e.g. “Genesis.1.1”, “Genesis.1.1-5”, “Psalms.23”, “Shabbat.2a”, “Mishnah_Berakhot.1.1”.
`language`	string	no	Which translation(s) to return: “en”, “he”, or “both” (default “both”).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "ref": "Genesis.1.1"
}

curl

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_text","arguments":{"ref":"Genesis.1.1"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_text', {
  "ref": "Genesis.1.1"
});

More examples

{
  "ref": "Shabbat.2a",
  "language": "he"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the sefaria pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sefaria": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sefaria/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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