Dictionary and thesaurus utilities as an MCP server
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# Words MCP Server [](https://pypi.org/project/casual-mcp-server-words/) [](https://github.com/casualgenius/mcp-servers/blob/main/LICENSE) [](https://github.com/casualgenius/mcp-servers/actions) > An MCP server providing dictionary and thesaurus tools for LLMs using the Free Dictionary API. --- ## Overview The Words MCP Server provides natural language utilities for language models and AI assistants. It allows tools like `define`, `synonyms`, and `example_usage` to be called programmatically via FastMCP. --- ## 🔧 Tools - **define** – Retrieve definitions of an English word. - **example_usage** – Get example usage sentences for a word. - **synonyms** – Get synonyms for a word. --- ## 🛠️ Installation ### Local Development (via `uv`) From this directory: ```bash uv sync --locked uv tool install . ``` ### Docker Build From the root of the repository: ```bash docker build -f servers/words/Dockerfile -t casual-mcp-server-words . ``` --- ## ▶️ Running the Server ### ➤ Stdio Mode #### From Source Install for local development and then configure: ```json { "mcpServers": { "words": { "command": "uv", "args": ["tool", "run", "casual-mcp-server-words"] } } } ``` #### Using `uvx` ```json { "mcpServers": { "words": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["casual-mcp-server-words"] } } } ``` #### Docker ```json { "mcpServers": { "words": { "command": "docker", "args": ["run", "--rm", "casual-mcp-server-words"] } } } ``` --- ### ➤ Streamable HTTP Mode #### From Source ```bash uv run casual-mcp-server-words --transport streamable-http ``` With port/host overrides: ```bash uv run casual-mcp-server-words --transport streamable-http --port 9000 --ho…
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