Alfanous MCP Server is an MCP server that search and explore the Holy Qur'an with Arabic text, transliteration, and advanced search support. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and sse, requires no API key, and scores 57/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"alfanous": {
"args": [
"-m",
"alfanous_mcp.mcp_server"
],
"type": "stdio",
"tools": [
"search_quran",
"search_translations",
"get_quran_info",
"search_quran_by_themes",
"search_quran_by_stats",
"search_quran_by_position",
"suggest_query",
"correct_query",
"search_by_word_linguistics",
"list_field_values"
],
"command": "python"
}
}
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What Alfanous MCP Server does
Alfanous is a Quranic search engine API that provides simple and advanced search capabilities for the Holy Qur'an. It enables developers to build applications that search through Quranic text in Arabic, with support for Buckwalter transliteration, advanced query syntax, and rich metadata.
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23
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Alfanous MCP Server safe to use?
- Alfanous MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under LGPL-3.0.
- How do I install Alfanous MCP Server?
- Alfanous MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What AI clients work with Alfanous MCP Server?
- Alfanous MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
- Is Alfanous MCP Server actively maintained?
- Alfanous MCP Server is recently maintained — last commit was 74 days ago. It has 288 GitHub stars.
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