# Bibelstudium MCP (remote · mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de)

Wortgetreue deutsche Bibelarbeit: Grundtext, Morphologie, Konkordanz, Querverweise

- Trust score: 61/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-20

## Components

- remote · `mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de`: 61/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.6.18`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-20.

- **Endpoint Security**: 46/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 7 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 405, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 82/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1980 tokens (~180/item across 11 items; 7 tools + 4 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 10/100
  - Stability observed for 3 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium]
url = "https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium --url https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium:
    url: "https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-20 (score 61, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional] Server version: 0.6.17 → 0.6.18

### 2026-08-19 (score 61, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-18 (score 60, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional] Server version: 0.6.16 → 0.6.17

### 2026-08-17 (score 60)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `bible_lookup` (~399 tokens)

Look up Bible verses by reference. Returns exact text from a licensed German translation (see the `translation` argument for this instance's default). Use this for ALL Bible quotes — never quote from memory. When the edition carries footnotes for the requested verses, the field 'fussnoten' holds them verbatim: these are the publisher's own notes, not this server's, and they typically record an alternative rendering the edition weighed. Also call it when a book or reference looks unfamiliar, misspelled or made up, and before answering whether a book exists or belongs to the canon: the error names the nearest known book and states which canon this database covers. Do not answer such questions from memory either — a reference that seems wrong is a reason to call this tool, not to skip it.

Input parameters:

- `book` (string, required): Book name in German (e.g. "Jesaja", "1. Mose", "Römer", "Ps", "Mt")
- `chapter` (number, required): Chapter number
- `translation` (string): Translation: "LUT" (Luther 1912), "SCH" (Schlachter 1951), "ELB" (Elberfelder 1871), "MB" (Menge 1939), "SLT" (Schlachter 2000). Default: "SLT" (Schlachter 2000). Aliases like "luther", "schlachter"…
- `verses` (string): Verse(s): single "4", range "16-17", list "1,3,5", or combined "1-3,7". Omit for the whole chapter. Some editions cap how many verses one call may quote; the response then says so in `hinweis` and `g…

Output parameters:

- `fussnoten` (array)
- `gekuerzt` (object)
- `hinweis` (string)
- `kurzref` (string): Same reference in the short German citation form ("2Kor 8,9.13-15"). Copy this into prose; `reference` spells the book out and is not the citation form.
- `quellen` (array)
- `reference` (string)
- `text` (string)
- `translation` (string)

### `bible_original` (~296 tokens)

Return one Bible verse word-by-word in the ORIGINAL language with lemma, Strong's number and full morphology. Use this to verify what the original text says — e.g. whether a noun is singular or plural — instead of inferring it from a translation. Covers the whole Bible: the OT (book 1–39) is served from the Hebrew/Aramaic Westminster Leningrad Codex; the NT (40–66) from a Greek text type chosen via `texttyp` — "byzantine" (Majority Text, default), "sblgnt" (critical), or "tr" (Textus Receptus, the only one with the Comma Johanneum). Edition and text type are labelled in the output.

Input parameters:

- `book` (string, required): Book name in German (e.g. "1. Mose", "Jesaja", "Römer", "Galater")
- `chapter` (number, required): Chapter number
- `texttyp` (string): NT text edition: "byzantine" (Majority Text, default), "sblgnt" (critical SBL), or "tr" (Textus Receptus). Ignored for the OT (always Hebrew WLC). Compare byzantine vs. tr to see TR-only readings suc…
- `verse` (number, required): Single verse number

Output parameters:

- `edition` (string)
- `hinweis` (string)
- `kurzref` (string): Same reference in the short German citation form ("2Kor 8,9.13-15"). Copy this into prose; `reference` spells the book out and is not the citation form.
- `quellen` (array)
- `reference` (string)
- `sprache` (string)
- `texttyp` (string)
- `woerter` (array)

### `bible_crossrefs` (~273 tokens)

Find cross-references (related/parallel passages) for one Bible verse, ranked by relevance votes, with the German text of the targets (in editions that cap verbatim quoting, the later targets carry `stelle` and `votes` only). Use this to find where a theme, quote or promise recurs elsewhere in Scripture. Data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (expanded), OpenBible.info, CC-BY.

Input parameters:

- `book` (string, required): Book name in German (e.g. "Jesaja", "1. Mose", "Römer")
- `chapter` (number, required): Chapter number
- `limit` (number): Maximum number of references to return (default 10, max 30)
- `translation` (string): Translation for the quoted target texts: "LUT" (Luther 1912), "SCH" (Schlachter 1951), "ELB" (Elberfelder 1871), "MB" (Menge 1939), "SLT" (Schlachter 2000). Default: "SLT" (Schlachter 2000). Aliases…
- `verse` (number, required): Single verse number

Output parameters:

- `gekuerzt` (object)
- `gesamt` (integer): Number of references that exist for this verse, independent of `limit`. Larger than `verweise.length` means the list was cut; take this number, do not derive one from the list.
- `hinweis` (string)
- `kurzref` (string): Same reference in the short German citation form ("2Kor 8,9.13-15"). Copy this into prose; `reference` spells the book out and is not the citation form.
- `lesehinweis` (string)
- `quellen` (array)
- `reference` (string)
- `verweise` (array)

### `bible_concordance` (~239 tokens)

Concordance / word study: find ALL occurrences of an original-language word across the Bible. Search by Strong's number (preferred; "G26" = Greek/NT, "H7225" = Hebrew/OT) or by exact lemma as returned by bible_original (e.g. "ἀγάπη", "רֵאשִׁית"). Returns total count, per-book distribution, an occurrence list with the inflected surface forms, and English lexicon data (gloss, Strong's definition; for Greek also the full Abbott-Smith entry). NT edition selectable via texttyp (default byzantine).

Input parameters:

- `lemma` (string): Exact Greek or Hebrew lemma (alternative to strong; script determines testament)
- `limit` (number): Maximum occurrences to list (default 50, max 200); counts are always exact
- `strong` (string): Strong's number with testament prefix, e.g. "G26" or "H7225"
- `texttyp` (string): NT text edition: "byzantine" (default), "sblgnt", or "tr". Ignored for Hebrew.

Output parameters:

- `bedeutung` (string)
- `buecher` (array): Full distribution over all occurrences, not only the listed ones.
- `edition` (string)
- `gesamt` (integer): Occurrences of the word, exact. Counts are never capped by `limit`.
- `grundform` (string)
- `hinweis` (string)
- `kjv_woerter` (string): English renderings the King James Version uses for this word. A statement about that translation, not about the Greek or Hebrew word itself.
- `kurzbedeutung` (string)
- `lexikon` (string)
- `quellen` (array)
- `strong` (string)
- `suche` (string)
- `texttyp` (string)
- `umschrift` (string)
- `verse` (integer): Distinct verses containing it, exact.
- `vorkommen` (array)

### `bible_search` (~295 tokens)

Full-text search over the German Bible text. Finds verses containing ALL given words (exact word forms; umlauts/accents are folded, so 'fuhrt' matches "führt"). Quote phrases ("Gnade um Gnade"); a trailing * makes a prefix search (lieb* finds liebe/lieben/liebet …). Use this to locate a passage when the wording is known but the reference is not. Optionally restrict to one book.

Input parameters:

- `book` (string): Optional: restrict to one book (German name, e.g. "Psalmen", "Röm")
- `limit` (number): Maximum verses to return (default 10, max 50); the total count is always exact
- `query` (string, required): Words or "phrases" to search for, e.g. 'Hirte mangeln' or '"Gnade um Gnade"'
- `translation` (string): Translation to search: "LUT" (Luther 1912), "SCH" (Schlachter 1951), "ELB" (Elberfelder 1871), "MB" (Menge 1939), "SLT" (Schlachter 2000). Default: "SLT" (Schlachter 2000). Aliases like "luther", "sc…

Output parameters:

- `gekuerzt` (object)
- `hinweis` (string)
- `quellen` (array)
- `suche` (string)
- `treffer` (integer): Number of matching VERSES, not of word occurrences: a verse can match several times.
- `uebersetzung` (string)
- `verse` (array)
- `verteilung` (array): Counted over all hits, not over the listed verses. Carries `buch` for a whole-Bible search and `kapitel` when restricted to one book. Take these numbers; do not derive them from the result list.
- `vorkommen_gesamt` (integer): Number of word occurrences across all matching verses. Absent when the occurrences were not counted (see `hinweis`); do not estimate it in that case.

### `bible_compare` (~204 tokens)

Compare one NT verse word-by-word across the Greek editions (byzantine Majority Text, tr Textus Receptus, sblgnt critical text) and list the textual differences. Accentuation/case are ignored (byzantine/tr are stored unaccented), so reported differences are real variants or spelling variants (e.g. movable Ny). Additionally reports per-word attestation across eight editions (NA27/28, Tyndale House, SBL, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, TR, Byzantine; STEPBible TAGNT). Use for questions about textual variants (e.g. the Comma Johanneum, 1Jn 5:7). OT verses have only one edition (WLC) and cannot be compared.

Input parameters:

- `book` (string, required): NT book name in German (e.g. "Römer", "1Joh")
- `chapter` (number, required): Chapter number
- `verse` (number, required): Single verse number

Output parameters:

- `bezeugung` (object)
- `bezeugung_fehlt` (string): Why `bezeugung` is absent for this verse. A gap in the source, not a statement about the verse.
- `editionen` (array)
- `hinweis` (string)
- `kurzref` (string): Same reference in the short German citation form ("2Kor 8,9.13-15"). Copy this into prose; `reference` spells the book out and is not the citation form.
- `quellen` (array)
- `quellenkonflikte` (array): Per affected form, what the edition actually reads. The edition text governs, not the TAGNT note.
- `reference` (string)
- `sprache` (string)
- `vergleiche` (array)
- `warnung` (string): The TAGNT attestation contradicts the edition text here. Belongs in the answer about this verse, not in a footnote.

### `bible_server_info` (~77 tokens)

Report this server's own release version and which Bible data it has loaded, including each edition's licence, required attribution and how many verses it may quote verbatim per call. Use when asked which version runs, when collecting facts for a bug report, and before planning a longer quotation. Returns no scripture — use bible_lookup for verse text.

Output parameters:

- `daten_stand` (string): Date of the most recent source download, not a deployment date.
- `hinweis` (string)
- `kanon` (object)
- `ressourcen` (object)
- `server` (string)
- `uebersetzungen` (array)
- `urtext_editionen` (array)
- `version` (string)
- `voreinstellung` (string): Translation code used when a call omits `translation`.
- `zusatzdaten` (object)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium/mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-20: 61
- 2026-08-19: 61
- 2026-08-18: 60
- 2026-08-17: 60

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.bibelstudium-mcp.de/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/fidpa/bibelstudium-mcp
- Website: https://bibelstudium-mcp.de/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/de-bibelstudium-mcp-bibelstudium/mcp