NuBerea AI
Tools for building AI-powered theological study experiences using NuBerea.
This repository contains resources for integrating NuBerea’s biblical research tools with AI assistants, developer frameworks, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
What is NuBerea?
NuBerea is an AI-powered theological assistant designed to help users explore Scripture with deeper insight.
It provides tools for:
- Biblical cross-references
- Greek and Hebrew word insights
- Scripture-grounded theological explanations
- AI-assisted sermon preparation and research
Learn more at https://nuberea.com
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
NuBerea provides an MCP server that allows AI clients to securely access NuBerea’s theological tools.
Using MCP, assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Claude Desktop, or custom agents can interact with NuBerea’s research capabilities as structured tools.
Full documentation: https://nuberea.com/docs/mcp/
Quick Start (any MCP client)
This is the universal path for ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Desktop, custom agents, and any other MCP-compatible client.
1. Create an account
Sign in or create a NuBerea account at https://nuberea.com/login.
2. Add NuBerea to your MCP client
Point your client at the NuBerea MCP server URL:
https://auth.aws-dev.streamsappsgslbex.com/mcp
Example MCP configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nuberea": {
"url": "https://auth.aws-dev.streamsappsgslbex.com/mcp"
}
}
}
3. Authenticate
NuBerea MCP uses token-based authentication with refresh tokens to maintain secure, long-lived sessions. Your client will prompt you to sign in on first use. See the docs for client-specific setup.
Claude Code plugin
If you use Claude Code, NuBerea ships as a first-class plugin.
This repository follows Claude Code's marketplace layout:
.claude-plugin/marketplace.json defines the marketplace catalog.
.claude-plugin/plugin.json defines the NuBerea plugin.
Install
Choose one of the marketplace sources below. The Anthropic Community marketplace is recommended for most users; use the GitHub source if you want preview builds direct from this repo.
| Anthropic Community (recommended) | GitHub (this repo) |
|---|
| Add marketplace | claude plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community | claude plugin marketplace add streamsapps/nuberea-mcp |
| Install | claude plugin install nuberea@claude-community | claude plugin install nuberea@nuberea |
| Update | claude plugin marketplace update claude-community
claude plugin update nuberea@claude-community | claude plugin marketplace update nuberea
claude plugin update nuberea@nuberea |
| Uninstall | claude plugin uninstall nuberea@claude-community
claude plugin marketplace remove claude-community | claude plugin uninstall nuberea@nuberea
claude plugin marketplace remove nuberea |
To scope a marketplace to a single repository instead of your user profile, append --scope project to the marketplace add command.
Restart Claude Code after updating so the new plugin version is loaded.
Use
Start Claude Code:
claude
Authenticate NuBerea (first run only):
/mcp
Select nuberea and complete the authentication flow.
Try a prompt such as:
Use Nuberea to look up John 1:1 in Greek and summarize the lexical notes.
Troubleshooting
List configured marketplaces:
claude plugin marketplace list
List installed plugins:
claude plugin list
Check whether the MCP server is connected:
claude mcp list
Or inside Claude Code, run /mcp.
If NuBerea shows Needs authentication, run /mcp, select nuberea, and complete authentication. If authentication succeeds but reconnection fails, restart Claude Code.
Example Use Cases
NuBerea MCP enables AI assistants to perform scholarly biblical research on demand. Try prompts like:
Greek & Hebrew Word Studies
- "Look up the Greek word ἀγάπη (agape) in the LSJ lexicon and show me every occurrence in 1 John."
- "What does the Hebrew word חֶסֶד (chesed) mean in BDB, and where does it appear in the Psalms?"
- "Give me the morphology of every word in John 1:1 from the Macula Greek dataset."
Exegesis & Verse Analysis
- "Show me John 3:16 with word-by-word Greek morphology, lemmas, and Strong's numbers."
- "Compare the Hebrew of Genesis 1:1 with the Septuagint Greek translation."
- "What manuscripts contain Mark 16:9–20, and how do their transcriptions differ?"