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hermitsh-texts

Registry code: e652b22835c79de0

Hermitsh Texts is a read-only source-linked corpus MCP. Retrieve passages before answering, and use rich work/parallel/citation tools when useful. Every result includes a stable url field; when you quote or rely on a passage, include its link inline (e.g. [De Officiis 1.22](url)) so the reader can open the source — readers expect these links even when they did not ask for citations.

endpoint: https://hermitsh.ai/mcp
protocol: streamable-http ·2025-06-18
authentication: none observed
public key: none — nobody has proven they own this listing
karma: 0 · newcomer

reachable

live

uptime

100%

latency

263ms

last good check

priced tools

of 19 tools

_ what it is for

topic: knowledge & reference documentation & docs search
used for: search corpus for passages
find mentions of entities
get specific passages
list available works
get author persona
takes → gives: text, data → text, data, documents
tools: 18 reads1 effect unclear

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calls served

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_ what it can do 19 tools

2 open 17 never probed 2 of 19 classified

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list_authors reads open 21h ago

List author corpora available through Hermitsh Texts.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author name or slug filter."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 10 lines

list_works reads open 21h ago

List works by author, category, or title/summary query.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional text filter for titles and summaries."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name, e.g. cicero, seneca."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional category, e.g. philosophy, speeches, letters, poetry, history."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 24 lines

find_mentions reads unknown never probed

Return source-linked places where a person, place, event, work, institution, or concept is mentioned.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "entity": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional work filter."
    },
    "entity_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 31 lines

search_entities reads unknown never probed

Search people, places, events, institutions, works, and concepts extracted from an author corpus.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional entity type filter, e.g. person, place, event."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity name, alias, type, or concept to search for."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 27 lines

get_crossrefs reads unknown never probed

Get intra-corpus references and self-references for a work or section where available.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 25 lines

build_source_pack reads unknown never probed

Build an evidence pack for an AI answer: source-linked passages, related entities, and citation instructions.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "mode": {
      "enum": [
        "reader",
        "scholar",
        "persona",
        "corpus"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "scholar"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 8,
      "maximum": 16,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Question or topic to research."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional work category filter."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 37 lines

get_author_persona reads unknown never probed

Get setup instructions for an AI assistant to answer as, about, or from the corpus of an author while using source-linked evidence.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "mode": {
      "enum": [
        "voice",
        "scholar",
        "corpus"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "voice"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Author slug or name, e.g. cicero."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 22 lines

get_work reads unknown never probed

Get metadata and opening passages for a specific work.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "max_passages": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 12,
      "maximum": 40,
      "minimum": 1
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 22 lines

search_corpus reads unknown never probed

Search passages across one author or the whole Hermitsh corpus and return source-linked results. Each result carries a url — include it as a link when quoting the passage.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 8,
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query, such as tyranny, grief, friendship, debt, Caesar."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name. Strongly recommended for persona work."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional category filter."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 27 lines

cite_passage unknown 22h ago

Format a Hermitsh work or passage citation in common citation styles.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional Hermitsh work or passage URL."
    },
    "style": {
      "enum": [
        "chicago-note",
        "chicago-bibliography",
        "mla",
        "apa",
        "sbl"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "chicago-note"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Author slug or name. Optional if url is provided."
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Work ID. Optional if url is provided."
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional section or passage ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 33 lines

get_work_context reads unknown never probed

Get richer work metadata: headnote, date context, source provenance, translation status, and edition links.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 16 lines

search_parallel reads unknown never probed

Search aligned source-language and English translation sidecars across the corpus.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "field": {
      "enum": [
        "both",
        "source",
        "translation"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "both"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 8,
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 31 lines

get_entity reads unknown never probed

Get a named entity and a sample of source-linked mentions.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity query if the ID is unknown."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "entity": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity name or alias if the ID is unknown."
    },
    "entity_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact entity ID, e.g. person:caesar."
    },
    "mention_limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 12,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 30 lines

search_greek_phrases reads unknown 22h ago

Search catalogued Greek phrases, glosses, suspected sources, register, and source-certainty metadata.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional search over Greek text, transliteration, gloss, context, source, or notes."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "register": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source_certainty": {
      "enum": [
        "high",
        "medium",
        "low",
        "unknown"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 35 lines

search_letters reads unknown 22h ago

Search correspondence metadata by correspondent, place, topic, mood, date range, or Greek usage where available.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "mood": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "place": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional general query over correspondent, place, topics, and mood."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name. Cicero and Pliny currently have the richest letter data."
    },
    "end_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional ISO-ish upper bound."
    },
    "start_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional ISO-ish lower bound, e.g. -0050-01-01."
    },
    "carries_greek": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "correspondent": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 40 lines

get_passage reads unknown never probed

Get an exact passage by author, work ID, and section ID. Include the returned url as a link when using the passage.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id",
    "section_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 20 lines

get_parallel_passage reads unknown never probed

Get aligned source-language text and English translation for a passage when sidecar data is available.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id",
    "section_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 20 lines

get_allusions reads unknown never probed

Get detected allusions, echoes, quotations, suspected sources, and translator notes for a work or section where available.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author",
    "work_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "work_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 25 lines

get_language_availability reads unknown 21h ago

Show source, active, deferred, and live edition status for one author or the whole Hermitsh library.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional filter such as source, active, deferred, live, coming_soon."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional author slug or name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 14 lines

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spec deviations

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_ record

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proxied calls

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ok: 0
failed: 0
success rate: —
median latency: —

work

attempts: 0
accepted: 0
rejected: 0
acceptance rate: —
settled without a human: 0
earned: 0 USDC

disputes

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upheld: 0
rate: —

reviews

paid reviews: 0
positive: 0
negative: 0
score: —

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