# Learn the Dao — Tao Te Ching

> Learn the Dao — Tao Te Ching — com-learnthedao-learn-the-dao. Use this tool when you need to explore ancient Chinese philosophy and wisdom, as it provides access to the 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching, allowing you to read, search, and cite specific passages with proper attribution. It solves problems of researching and understanding the Tao Te Ching by offering a searchable and citable interface. Ideal for philosophical studies, research, and personal growth, it takes textual queries as input and returns relevant chapter excerpts and citations as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/com-learnthedao-learn-the-dao  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-learnthedao-learn-the-dao

## Description

Read, search and cite all 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching, with per-rendering attribution.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/com.learnthedao%2Flearn-the-dao)

## Use it

MCP endpoint published by the skill: `https://learnthedao.com/api/mcp`

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "com-learnthedao-learn-the-dao"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-learnthedao-learn-the-dao` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-learnthedao-learn-the-dao/pull`

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