Shepherd Bible API
Bible translations, books, chapters, verses, and search
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
B
Findings (2)
- LOWin bible_translations
- LOWin bible_verse
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
~581Tokens (tool definitions)
~757 BTypical response size
Minimal attention impact (0.45% of 128k context)
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"shepherd-bible-api": {
"url": "https://bible.simplecohortllc.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://bible.simplecohortllc.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (5)
🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢bible_translations
Return all available Bible translations.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢bible_books(translation)
Return books and chapter counts for a translation.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"translation": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"default": "KJV"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢bible_chapter(translation, book, chapter)
Return all verses, groupings, and red letter data for a chapter.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"translation": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"default": "KJV"
},
"book": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"chapter": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
}
},
"required": [
"book",
"chapter"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢bible_verse(translation, book, chapter, verse)
Return a specific verse, with red letter data if available.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"translation": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"default": "KJV"
},
"book": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"chapter": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
},
"verse": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
}
},
"required": [
"book",
"chapter",
"verse"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢bible_search(q, page, type, translation)
Search for verses by keyword or exact match.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 3,
"maxLength": 100
},
"page": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"default": 1
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
},
"translation": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"default": "KJV"
}
},
"required": [
"q"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
Evidence
Recent observations
verifiedversion not recorded5 tools
verifiedversion not recorded5 tools