jamesl30/bible-MCP-server
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The Bible & Prayer MCP Server is a FastMCP server designed to provide Bible verses, prayer reminders, and spiritual guidance tools for daily devotions and faith support.
Bible & Prayer MCP Server
A FastMCP server providing Bible verses, prayer reminders, and spiritual guidance tools for daily devotions and faith support.
Local Development
Setup
Fork the repo, then run:
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd bible-MCP-server
conda create -n bible-mcp python=3.13
conda activate bible-mcp
pip install -r requirements.txt
Test
python src/server.py
# then in another terminal run:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
Open http://localhost:3000 and connect to http://localhost:8000/mcp using "Streamable HTTP" transport (NOTE THE /mcp!).
Deployment
Option 1: One-Click Deploy
Click the "Deploy to Render" button above.
Option 2: Manual Deployment
- Fork this repository
- Connect your GitHub account to Render
- Create a new Web Service on Render
- Connect your forked repository
- Render will automatically detect the
render.yamlconfiguration
Your server will be available at https://your-service-name.onrender.com/mcp (NOTE THE /mcp!)
Poke Setup
You can connect your MCP server to Poke at (poke.com/settings/connections)[poke.com/settings/connections].
To test the connection explitly, ask poke somethink like Tell the subagent to use the "{connection name}" integration's "{tool name}" tool.
If you run into persistent issues of poke not calling the right MCP (e.g. after you've renamed the connection) you may send clearhistory to poke to delete all message history and start fresh.
We're working hard on improving the integration use of Poke :)
Available Tools
This MCP server provides 5 spiritual guidance tools:
get_daily_passage()- Get a daily Bible verse for reading and reflectionget_comfort_verse(situation)- Get comforting verses for difficult times (illness, grief, etc.)create_bible_reminder(frequency)- Set up Bible reading reminders (daily, weekly, morning, evening)create_prayer_reminder(time_of_day)- Configure prayer reminders (morning, evening, multiple, mealtime)get_prayer_suggestions(focus_area)- Get prayer topic suggestions (gratitude, guidance, others, general)
Features
- Bible API Integration: Uses bible-api.com for live verse retrieval
- Multiple Translations: Supports KJV, NIV, ESV, and other translations
- Curated Content: Carefully selected daily passages and comfort verses
- Comfort Verses: Curated verses for times of difficulty and illness
- Prayer Guidance: Structured prayer reminders and topic suggestions
- Rate Limit Compliant: Respects API limits with error handling
Customization
Add more spiritual tools by decorating functions with @mcp.tool:
@mcp.tool(description="Get verses about a specific topic")
def get_topic_verses(topic: str) -> dict:
# Your implementation here
return {"topic": topic, "verses": verses}