Koskamo

Sanctuary MCP

A community faith companion MCP server that provides honest scripture prayers and a safe house-church finder for individuals who left institutional church but maintained their faith. It exposes tools for finding prayers based on emotional states and locating small groups, operating as a public, read-only service without authentication.

Endpoint and access

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Sanctuary MCP logo, by WiscAI, Inc.Community listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-07Published by WiscAI, Inc.
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

4 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

4 of 4 have a description · 4 of 4 declare behavior hints · 2 of 2 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Find an honest scripture prayer for feelings like anger, grief, or doubt
  • List available prayer topics within the Sanctuary library
  • Find a safe house church or small group with guidance on red and green flags
  • Learn about what Sanctuary is and who it is for

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.0
Maintenance checked

Protocol and capabilities

Server
Sanctuary 1.1.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
4 advertised
Resources
1 advertised
Resource templates
0 advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  },
  "resources": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Tools

4 advertised

find_prayer — Find a prayer
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Looks up scripture prayers in Sanctuary's library (185 prayers in seven topics: betrayal, anger, grief, fear & anxiety, loneliness, shame, doubt) for what a person is feeling. Use when the user asks for a prayer, a Bible passage to pray, or words for a feeling, especially in the context of leaving a church or struggling with faith. Input: the feeling in the user's own words and/or one of the seven topics. Output: up to four prayers, each with its Bible passage (NIV), the prayer text, and a link to that prayer on godismysanctuary.com. If the feeling matches no topic, it returns the list of topics instead. If the text describes suicide or self-harm, it returns crisis resources (988 and Crisis Text Line) instead of a prayer. Sanctuary is not counseling or a crisis service.

find_prayer input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "topic": {
      "enum": [
        "broken-trust",
        "anger",
        "grief",
        "fear-anxiety",
        "loneliness",
        "shame",
        "doubt"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "One of the seven prayer topics, if known."
    },
    "feeling": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the person is feeling, in their own words."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
find_prayer annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
list_prayer_topics — List prayer topics
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Lists the seven topics Sanctuary's prayer library is organized by, each with a one-line description and a link to that topic's page on godismysanctuary.com. Use when the user asks what kinds of prayers Sanctuary has or which topics it covers, or to see the valid topic values before calling find_prayer. Takes no input.

list_prayer_topics input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {}
}
list_prayer_topics annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
get_house_church_guide — Guide to finding a house church or small group
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Writes a guide to finding a house church, microchurch, dinner church, Alpha course, or church small group to join or start, tailored to what the user has shared. Use when the user asks for help finding a Christian gathering or community, whether after leaving a church, moving, coming to faith, or being between churches. Inputs, all optional: area, faith tradition, life stage, in-person or online, what they want to avoid, and whether they want to join or start a group. Output: where people from that tradition typically look (for example parish groups, denominational networks, house-church directories, Alpha), a checklist of warning signs of high-control groups and signs of a healthy one, and a link to Sanctuary's finder page, where a person can ask for an introduction. It does not search a database of groups, does not return specific groups, addresses, or contact details, and does not assess or comment on any named church or group. If any field describes suicide or self-harm, it returns crisis resources (988 and Crisis Text Line) instead.

get_house_church_guide input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "area": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City, state or region in plain words (no street address). Optional."
    },
    "format": {
      "enum": [
        "in_person",
        "online",
        "hybrid"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Whether they want to meet in person, online, or either/hybrid. Optional."
    },
    "waryOf": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What they are wary of or hoping to avoid (e.g. high-control groups, being recruited, pressure, a specific denomination). Optional."
    },
    "lifeStage": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Life stage or situation if it comes up (e.g. college student, young family with kids, single adult, retired, newly moved). Optional."
    },
    "tradition": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The faith tradition or background they come from or are drawn to, in their own words (e.g. Catholic, Orthodox, evangelical, non-denominational, charismatic/Pentecostal, Methodist/mainline, Mennonite/Anabaptist, or still exploring). Optional."
    },
    "lookingFor": {
      "enum": [
        "join",
        "start",
        "either"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Whether they want to join a group, help start one, or either. Optional."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_house_church_guide annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
describe_sanctuary — About Sanctuary
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Returns a short description of Sanctuary: what it is (a free faith companion app and prayer library for people who left the church but did not leave Jesus), who it is for and not for, that it is free on iOS and Android with links to both store listings, the size of the prayer library, who runs it (International Bible Ministries, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with technology by WiscAI), and the crisis resources it points people to. Use when the user asks what Sanctuary is, who made it, whether it is free, or how to get the app. Takes no input.

describe_sanctuary input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {}
}
describe_sanctuary annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

1 advertised

prayer-widget

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

prayer-widget URI
ui://widget/prayer.html

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
974 ms
95th percentile latency
974 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 974 ms · metadata changed · 4 tool(s), 1 resource(s), 0 resource template(s)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http sanctuary-mcp-vercel https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add sanctuary-mcp-vercel --url https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable sanctuary-mcp-vercel in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sanctuary-mcp-vercel": {
      "url": "https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sanctuary-mcp-vercel": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start sanctuary-mcp-vercel and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "sanctuary-mcp-vercel": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http sanctuary-mcp-vercel https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sanctuary-mcp-vercel": {
      "serverUrl": "https://sanctuary-mcp.vercel.app/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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