PoetryDB MCP Server

An unofficial Model Context Protocol server that enables agents to search and discover classic poetry via the PoetryDB API. It provides 12 tools for searching by author, title, line text, and form, as well as discovery features like fetching random poems, sonnets, and haikus. It supports stdio transport and requires no API key.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by lacausecrypto

You need:No API key is required

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What you can do with it

Find poems by author name
Search for poems containing specific text in lines
Fetch random poems for inspiration
Retrieve sonnets or haikus by form

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.1

mcp-registry: io.github.lacausecrypto/poetrydb@1.0.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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mcp-poetry 1.0.1

npm

mcp-poetry package definition

{
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp-poetry",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "POETRYDB_BASE_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "https://poetrydb.org",
      "description": "Override the PoetryDB API base URL.",
      "placeholder": "https://poetrydb.org"
    },
    {
      "name": "POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "format": "number",
      "default": "20000",
      "description": "Per-request timeout in milliseconds.",
      "placeholder": "20000"
    },
    {
      "name": "POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES",
      "format": "number",
      "default": "2",
      "description": "Retry count for retryable PoetryDB failures.",
      "placeholder": "2"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "poetrydb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-poetry@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POETRYDB_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_BASE_URL>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "poetrydb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-poetry@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POETRYDB_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_BASE_URL>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "poetrydb-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-poetry@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POETRYDB_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_BASE_URL>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "poetrydb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-poetry@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POETRYDB_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_BASE_URL>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES": "<YOUR_POETRYDB_REQUEST_RETRIES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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