Learn the Dao — Tao Te Ching

com.learnthedaoPublished by learnthedao.comOfficial publisherv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Read, search and cite all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching, with per-rendering attribution.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Lets an assistant read, search and cite all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching with per-rendering attribution.

What you can do
Provides access to the complete 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching so an assistant can read passages, search the text, and cite chapters with attribution to the specific rendering used. It is a remote, read-only reference source rather than a tool that changes anything.
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to quote, compare or discuss Tao Te Ching passages and need chapter-level citations with clear attribution. Not intended for general text search or unrelated reference material.
Requirements
A remote MCP endpoint at the provider's site; no packages, accounts, API keys or environment variables are declared. Network access to that endpoint is required.
Before you install
The server is read-only and declares no credentials, so no secrets are requested. Content is served by a third party, so quoted text and its attribution come from that provider.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Learn the Dao — Tao Te Ching in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/com.learnthedao%2Flearn-the-dao/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "learn-the-dao-tao-te-ching": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://learnthedao.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

4

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.

Takes no parameters.

get_chapter

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.

Parametersnumberrequired

search_chapters

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.

Parameterslimitqueryrequired

consult

Given what a person is actually facing — in their own words — find the chapter of the Tao Te Ching that speaks to it, and the one line to hold. Use this when someone describes a situation (a betrayal, burnout, forcing an outcome, never feeling satisfied) rather than asking about the text. Unlike search_chapters, this matches the SITUATION, not the words: "a coworker took credit for my work" reaches chapter 63, which shares no word with it.

Parameterslimitsituationrequired

Version history

1
  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

72% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts

    Publish an icon in the registry entry.

  • Documentation15 pts

    Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.

  • LicenseNot applicable

    A hosted service is used under its provider's terms, so no license is expected here. This check is left out of the percentage.