How do I install Perseus-mcp?

Its own README gives this command: pip install perseus-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does Perseus-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches openrouter. The credentials we found in its source are OPENROUTER_API_KEY.

Is Perseus-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-15.

What licence does Perseus-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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Perseus-mcp

Perseus-mcp is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches openrouter. It needs OPENROUTER_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

Perseus-mcp serves as an MCP server for the Perseus Digital Library, providing AI models direct access to ancient Greek texts, CTS passages, and Scaife search functionality.

Install

Read from Perseus-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

pip install perseus-mcp

View in Perseus-mcp’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

openrouter

Credential

OPENROUTER_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

MCP server for the Perseus Digital Library — giving AI models direct access to ancient Greek texts, CTS passages, and Scaife search.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

Perseus-mcp compared with similar servers

Perseus-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
Perseus-mcp (this page)	openrouter	OPENROUTER_API_KEY	3	2026-10-15	MIT
llmtrim	openrouter(1 shared)	OPENROUTER_API_KEY	254	2026-10-20	MPL-2.0
octomind	openrouter(1 shared)	OPENROUTER_API_KEY	175	2026-10-22	Apache-2.0
openrouter-mcp-multimodal	openrouter(1 shared)	OPENROUTER_API_KEY	101	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
wet	credential, openrouter(1 shared)	CF_BROWSER_RENDERING_TOKEN, CREDENTIAL_SECRET, MCP_DCR_SERVER_SECRET, MCP_JWT_SIGNING_SECRET, MCP_RELAY_PASSWORD, OPENROUTER_API_KEY	20	2026-10-26	Apache-2.0
wigolo	gemini, wigolo	GEMINI_API_KEY, WIGOLO_API_TOKEN, WIGOLO_GITHUB_TOKEN	5,498	2026-10-22	NOASSERTION

Ranked by services in common with Perseus-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about Perseus-mcp

What does Perseus-mcp do?: Perseus-mcp serves as an MCP server for the Perseus Digital Library, providing AI models direct access to ancient Greek texts, CTS passages, and Scaife search functionality.
How do I install Perseus-mcp?: Its own README gives this command: pip install perseus-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does Perseus-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches openrouter. The credentials we found in its source are OPENROUTER_API_KEY.
Is Perseus-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-15.
What licence does Perseus-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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