# CBETA Buddhist Texts

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze Chinese Buddhist texts, and want to solve problems related to text retrieval, metadata access, and content analysis. It provides a programmatic interface for browsing, searching, and manipulating Buddhist texts, with inputs including search queries and text identifiers, and outputs such as retrieved texts and metadata. Ideal for researchers and scholars in Buddhist textual studies, this tool streamlines access to the Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association's digital collection.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/tendayspace-cbeta-buddhist-texts  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tendayspace-cbeta-buddhist-texts

## Description

CbetaMCP is a FastAPI-based server implementation that provides AI assistants with access to Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA) resources. The server organizes tools into three main categories: catalog browsing, search functionality, and work manipulation, enabling operations like text retrieval, metadata access, and content analysis of Buddhist texts. Built with Docker support for easy deployment, it requires minimal configuration through environment variables and follows a modular structure that allows for extension of functionality. This implementation is particularly valuable for researchers, scholars, and applications focused on Buddhist textual studies that need programmatic access to CBETA's digital collection.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** cloud-infra
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/tendayspace-cbeta-buddhist-texts)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/tendayspace/cbetamcp>

## Use it

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": "tendayspace-cbeta-buddhist-texts"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tendayspace-cbeta-buddhist-texts` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tendayspace-cbeta-buddhist-texts/pull`

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