Scroll the Gurbani
Gurbani a few lines a day in Gurmukhi with English, any Ang or shabad, and whole banis.
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Install
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gurbani": {
"url": "https://goodturn-mcp.pages.dev/gurbani/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://goodturn-mcp.pages.dev/gurbani/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (9)
🟢get_today(date)
Today's reading, line by line (same as the app shows today). Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Optional day as YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today (UTC)."
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢list_readings
All curated daily readings and plans. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_reading(id)
One reading or plan, line by line. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A reading or plan id from list_readings, or a plan name such as \"japji\" or \"The Gita in 18 Days\"."
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢search_readings(q)
Search the curated readings, best match first. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Words or a bani's name to search for, for example Japji or humility."
}
},
"required": [
"q"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_ang(ang)
Every line on an Ang in Gurmukhi with transliteration and English. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ang": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1430,
"description": "The Ang (page) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, 1 to 1430."
}
},
"required": [
"ang"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_shabad(id)
A whole shabad by BaniDB id, with transliteration and English. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "A BaniDB shabad ID."
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_card(n, reading, date)
Today's reading one line at a time, for voice.. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Which card, starting at 1. Defaults to 1."
},
"reading": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A reading or plan id from list_readings. Defaults to today's reading."
},
"date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Optional day as YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today (UTC)."
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢list_books
The whole books in the Library that can be read a passage at a time. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢read_book(book, section, n, ref)
Follow next for the next passage; it carries on into the next chapter. Gurbani: daily shabad, plans, search, Ang and shabad lookup; whole books from the Library, read a passage at a time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"book": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Book id or title from list_books, for example japji, sukhmani."
},
"section": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Chapter, book, poem, letter or daf to start at, as listed in the book (for example 5, \"chapter 2\", \"havamal\", or 10b for the second side of a daf). Defaults to the beginning; Bekhorot defaults to today's Daf Yomi page while the cycle is in it."
},
"n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Passage within the section, starting at 1."
},
"ref": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: jump straight to a passage by its reference, for example \"Havamal 139\", \"Meditations 4.3\", \"Gita 2.47\", \"Iliad 1.5\" or \"10b\". Overrides section and n."
}
},
"required": [
"book"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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