jw-mcp

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An MCP server for working with JW.org content — Bible scripture lookup with study notes, workbook materials, Watchtower articles, and video captions.

claude mcp add jw-mcp -- npx -y jw-mcp

Download the latest jw-mcp.mcpb from Releases and open it — Claude Desktop will install it automatically.

Or add manually to your config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jw-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "jw-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

npx -y jw-mcp

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All tools support multiple languages via the langwritten parameter (E = English, S = Spanish, F = French, etc.).

Search for Bible books by name, abbreviation, or number.

{ "query": "matthew" }

Get plain verse text from wol.jw.org. Books are numbered 1-66 (1-39 OT, 40-66 NT).

{ "book": 43, "chapter": 3, "verse": 16 }

Get verses with study notes, cross-references, and research articles. Supports ranges.

{
  "book": 40, "chapter": 5, "verse": "3-5",
  "fields": ["verses", "study_notes", "study_articles"]
}

Available fields: verses, study_notes, study_articles, cross_references, chapter_level, combined_text

Generate JW.org URLs for verses, ranges, or chapters — useful for adding clickable links to do