Set up fojin — Buddhist Canon Tools in Claude Desktop

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Buddhist canon tools: search, passages, cross-canon parallels, dictionaries — all URN-cited.

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fojin-buddhist-canon-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Remote server. This uses the mcp-remote bridge so Claude Desktop can reach the hosted endpoint. Add it to claude_desktop_config.json.

02Steps

Make sure Claude Desktop is installed and up to date.
Open claude_desktop_config.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Claude Desktop and confirm fojin — Buddhist Canon Tools’s tools appear.

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