MCP Server Cambridge Dict

🚀 Dictionary Server

A dictionary server supporting the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which can fetch word definitions from the Cambridge Dictionary.

🚀 Quick Start

Add MCP in the Command Line

To integrate the MCP server in the command line, add the following configuration:

"mcp-server-cambridge-dict": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-dictionary"],
  "disabled": false
}

✨ Features

• Seamlessly integrate with Claude and other AI assistants, supporting the MCP protocol.
• A powerful dictionary query tool.
• Provide word definitions from the Cambridge Dictionary.

📦 Installation

Install Dependencies

Install the required dependencies:

npm install

Build the Server

Build the server for the production environment:

npm run build

Development Mode

Enable the automatic reconstruction feature in development mode:

npm run watch

💻 Usage Examples

Run the Server

Start the MCP server using the following command:

npm run start:mcp

Test with MCP Inspector

Test through the MCP Inspector tool:

npm run inspector

📚 Documentation

MCP Response Specification

This server follows the MCP response specification.

Tool Response

The return format when a word is successfully queried is as follows:

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Word query result (in JSON format)"
    }
  ]
}

Error Response

In case of an error, the return format is:

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Error message"
    }
  ],
  "isError": true
}

📄 API Documentation

lookup_word Method

Get the pronunciation, definition, and example sentences of a word.

Parameters

• word (string): The word to be queried.

Return Value

A result containing detailed information about the word, including pronunciation, definition, and example sentences.