tripitaka-mcp
tripitaka-mcp is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches postgres. It needs POSTGRES_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 12 GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Serves the full Pāli Tipiṭaka, including Sutta, Vinaya, and Abhidhamma, with 444,000 segments; offers hybrid search, full-sutta fetch, cross-references, translation comparison, and Pāli word lookup. Provided as Dhamma Dāna.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. tripitaka-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
MCP server for the full Pāli Tipiṭaka — ~444,000 segments at parity with SuttaCentral (Sutta + Vinaya + Abhidhamma). Hybrid search, full-sutta fetch with cross-references, segment-aligned translation comparison, and Pāli word lookup. Offered as Dhamma Dāna.
tripitaka-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tripitaka-mcp (this page) | postgres | POSTGRES_PASSWORD | 12 | 2026-10-22 | NOASSERTION |
| dbhub | mysql, postgres, sqlite(1 shared) | None listed | 3,702 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| tiger-cli | postgres(1 shared) | None listed | 126 | 2026-10-24 | Apache-2.0 |
| pluggedin-app | next, nextauth, pluggedin, postgres, redis(1 shared) | NEXTAUTH_SECRET, NEXT_SERVER_ACTIONS_ENCRYPTION_KEY, PLUGGEDIN_API_KEY, POSTGRES_PASSWORD, REDIS_PASSWORD | 103 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| notifyd | jwt, notifyd, postgres, resend(1 shared) | ADMIN_API_KEY, JWT_SECRET, NOTIFYD_ADMIN_API_KEY, NOTIFYD_API_KEY, RESEND_API_KEY | 17 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| Easy-Postgres-MCP | postgres, postgresql(1 shared) | None listed | 13 | 2025-06-15 | — |
Ranked by services in common with tripitaka-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about tripitaka-mcp
- What does tripitaka-mcp do?
- Serves the full Pāli Tipiṭaka, including Sutta, Vinaya, and Abhidhamma, with 444,000 segments; offers hybrid search, full-sutta fetch, cross-references, translation comparison, and Pāli word lookup. Provided as Dhamma Dāna.
- How do I install tripitaka-mcp?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/dhamma-seeker/tripitaka-mcp
- What does tripitaka-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches postgres. The credentials we found in its source are POSTGRES_PASSWORD.
- Is tripitaka-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 12 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.
- What licence does tripitaka-mcp use?
- The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.
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