Cambridge Dict MCP Server

🚀 Dictionary Server

A dictionary server that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and can retrieve word definitions from the Cambridge Dictionary.

🚀 Quick Start

Integrating MCP into the Command Line

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

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

✨ Features

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

📦 Installation

Installing Dependencies

Install the required dependencies:

npm install

Building the Server

Build the server for production:

npm run build

Development Mode

Enable automatic rebuilds in development mode:

npm run watch

💻 Usage Examples

Running the Server

Start the MCP server using the following command:

npm run start:mcp

Testing with MCP Inspector

Test the server via MCP Inspector:

npm run inspector

📚 Documentation

MCP Response Specification

This server adheres to the MCP response specification.

Tool Response

Upon successful word query, the following format is returned:

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

Error Response

When an error occurs, the response format is:

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

📄 API Documentation

lookup_word

Retrieve 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.