Apibible MCP server

Connect Apibible to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Apibible MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the get chapter tool in Apibible
  • Use the get books tool in Apibible
  • Use the get sections tool in Apibible
  • Use the get verse tool in Apibible
  • Use the get audio chapter tool in Apibible
  • Use the search bible tool in Apibible

Supported Tools

get_chapter

Get Chapter

Retrieve chapter content or list chapters in a book. When a chapter ID is provided, returns the full scripture text in HTML format along with verse count, copyright, and navigation links. When only a book ID is provided, lists all chapters in that book.

get_books

Get Books

List all books in a Bible version, or retrieve details for a specific book. Returns book names, abbreviations, and IDs that can be used to navigate chapters and verses.

get_sections

Get Sections

Retrieve thematic sections of scripture for a book, chapter, or specific section. Sections provide named groupings of verses (e.g., "The Birth of Jesus Christ") that can span chapter boundaries. When a section ID is provided, returns the full content of that section.

get_verse

Get Verse

Retrieve verse content or list all verses in a chapter. When a verse ID is provided, returns the scripture text. When only a chapter ID is provided, lists all verse references in that chapter.

get_audio_chapter

Get Audio Chapter

Retrieve audio Bible content. Can list books in an audio Bible, list chapters for a book, or get the audio resource URL for a specific chapter. The audio file is available to download; its signed resource URL expires.

search_bible

Search Bible

Search for keywords or references within a Bible version. Returns matching verses with their text and references. Supports pagination, sorting, fuzzy matching, and scoping to specific book ranges.

list_audio_bibles

List Audio Bibles

Browse available audio Bible versions. Returns metadata about each audio version including name, language, and countries. Can be filtered by language.

list_bibles

List Bibles

Browse available Bible versions (translations/editions). Returns metadata about each version including name, abbreviation, language, and countries. Can be filtered by language or searched by name/abbreviation.

get_bible

Get Bible

Retrieve detailed metadata for a specific Bible version including name, language, copyright, and description information. Use the Bible ID from the List Bibles tool.

get_passage

Get Passage

Retrieve a range of scripture content by combining two verse IDs with a dash, or by specifying a single chapter/verse reference. Useful for fetching a specific portion of text spanning multiple verses.

get_audio_bible

Get Audio Bible

Retrieve metadata, copyright and publisher information for an audio Bible. Use list_audio_bibles to discover licensed audio Bible IDs.

Connect Apibible to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Apibible in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Apibible MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Apibible tools.

Run Apibible through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Apibible and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Apibible tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Apibible

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles.

Google Sheets

Create, read, and update spreadsheets and their cell data. Read and write values to individual cells, ranges, or multiple ranges using A1 notation or named ranges. Apply cell formatting including text styles, backgrounds, borders, number formats, and conditional formatting. Manage sheets (tabs) within a spreadsheet—add, delete, copy, rename, and reorder them. Create and manage embedded charts, pivot tables, filter views, data validation rules, protected ranges, named ranges, and merged cells. Perform batch operations to apply multiple updates atomically.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Google Drive

Upload, download, create, copy, move, rename, trash, and permanently delete files and folders in Google Drive. Search for files using complex queries filtering by name, MIME type, owner, modification date, labels, and other metadata. Share files and folders with specific users, groups, or domains with role-based permissions (owner, writer, commenter, reader). Manage shared drives and their members. Export Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides) to standard formats like PDF, DOCX, and XLSX. Track file revision history and restore earlier versions. Create, read, update, and delete threaded comments and replies on files. Read label definitions and search files by label. Browse the Drive apps installed for your account. Store app-specific data in a hidden per-user folder.

Confluence

Create, read, update, and delete pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments in Confluence spaces. Manage spaces, permissions, labels, and content restrictions. Search content using Confluence Query Language (CQL). Upload and download file attachments with versioning. Manage users, groups, and group memberships. Create and manage whiteboards, databases, folders, and templates. View and update inline tasks. Access audit logs.

Google Slides

Create, read, edit, and delete Google Slides presentations. Create and manipulate slides with predefined or custom layouts. Insert, style, and replace text across slides, including bulk placeholder replacement for template-based generation. Add and position shapes, text boxes, lines, and images. Embed and refresh charts linked to Google Sheets. Manage speaker notes, duplicate or reorder slides, and perform batch updates combining multiple operations in a single call. Supports automated report and deck generation using templates with placeholder text and image substitution.

Technical notes for Apibible

Browse Bible editions and books, retrieve scripture in HTML, text or JSON form, search keywords and references, and download licensed audio chapters. Responses retain copyright and scripture engagement metadata.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Apibible to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Apibible MCP server have?
    The Apibible MCP server exposes 11 tools, including Get Chapter, Get Books, Get Sections. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Apibible exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Apibible MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Apibible and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Apibible MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

Connect Apibible to production AI agents

See how Metorial gives your team governed access to Apibible, with tracing and security controls built in.