mcp server
Learn the Dao — Tao Te Ching
Read, search and cite all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching, with per-rendering attribution.
Description as published by the maintainer. Source
- version 1.0.0
- active
- retrieval
active — Registry entry last updated 2026-08-04. Dashed tags are derived by ZBS Index from the published description, not stated by the maintainer.
What this server can do
3 functions, named and described by the server itself. Parameter names are shown because they say more about what a function does than its name usually does.
get_chapter(number)- Get one chapter (1-81) in both public renderings: the public-domain James Legge (1891) translation and Dao De Kooi, an original rendering by David Kooi. Each carries its own attribution and a ready-to-use citation string. The Kooi rendering is NOT public domain. Required: number.
list_chapters- List all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching with their titles, plus the attribution blocks for each available rendering. Start here to orient.
search_chapters(limit, query)- Search the full corpus for a word or phrase and get the matching lines with their chapter numbers. Use this when the user half-remembers a line and you need to find where it is. Required: query.
Last successful function declaration observed on . Source: https://learnthedao.com/api/mcp. We list what the server declared; we do not call any of these functions.
Endpoint status observed on . Source: https://learnthedao.com/api/mcp.
Signals
These are separate measurements of different things. They are deliberately not combined into one score, because a popularity number that mixes website traffic with saves and stars cannot be checked or acted on.
| Signal | Value | What it measures | Window | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest published version | 1.0.0 | Latest version string the maintainer published to the registry. | as of fetch | Model Context Protocol | |
| Registry record last updated | 2026-08-04 | When the registry record was last updated by its maintainer. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| First listed in the MCP Registry | 2026-08-04 | Date this server was first published to the official MCP Registry. Not a usage or quality measure. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| mcp tools declared | 3 tools | Number of functions the server itself declared when asked to list them. This is what the server offers an agent, not a measure of how well any of them work. | as of probe | learnthedao.com | |
| mcp endpoint status | ok | The server listed 3 functions when asked. | as of probe | learnthedao.com |
Where to get it
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