Magnifica Humanitas (Leo XIV, 2026): navigate 245 paragraphs, sections, and footnotes.
An MCP server for navigating Magnifica Humanitas — Pope Leo XIV's 2026 encyclical on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.
Fetches the document live from the Vatican website and exposes it as structured MCP tools, so any LLM client can navigate the text without loading all 245 paragraphs into context at once.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_structure() | Full table of contents with paragraph ranges |
get_chapter(number) | Full text of a chapter (1–5) |
get_section(title) | Full text of a section by title (fuzzy match) |
get_paragraph(number) | A single numbered paragraph |
search(query, limit) | Find paragraphs containing a word or phrase |
npx (no install needed)npx magnifica-humanitas-mcp
uvx (requires uv)uvx magnifica-humanitas-mcp
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"magnifica-humanitas": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "magnifica-humanitas-mcp"]
}
}
}
claude mcp add magnifica-humanitas -- npx -y magnifica-humanitas-mcp
docker run --rm grimalkinllc/magnifica-humanitas-mcp
The MCP server code is MIT licensed. The encyclical text is © Copyright Dicastery for Communication – Libreria Editrice Vaticana. This tool fetches that content from the Vatican's website at runtime and does not redistribute it.
See docs/contributing.md for development setup and release process.
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y magnifica-humanitas-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-grinnellian-magnifica-humanitas-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"magnifica-humanitas-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referencemagnifica-humanitas-mcpnpmio.github.grinnellian/magnifica-humanitas-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.