The Corpus MCP server,
connected in one click.
Read-only MCP access to Vela's corpus of human experience: cited passages, coordinates, reading path. Connect the official Corpus MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
Add Corpus to your AI in one minute
Pick your client. Copy, paste, done — or let gate handle sign-ins and policies for you.
claude mcp add --transport http corpus https://vela.study/mcpRun in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.
Corpus · https://vela.study/mcp
What your AI can do with Corpus
Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.
“Use “vela.corpus.query”: Ask the corpus by COORDINATE rather than keyword. Filter works by axis weights (e.g. religion ∈ {T,s} AND work ∈ {T,s} returns the God-and-W.”
“Use “vela.corpus.list_topics”: List the coordinate systems the corpus can be queried through — each with its thesis, axes, and controlled vocabularies. Call this before ve.”
“Use “vela.corpus.describe_topic”: Describe ONE topic in full — its axes and their operative definitions, its complete controlled theme and quality vocabularies, plus the voca.”
“Use “vela.corpus.ground_claim”: Ground a claim in the corpus: hybrid semantic + theme retrieval over real passages, returning citations with source, passage code, scores, a.”
How secure is the Corpus MCP server?
Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how Corpus holds up.
Official endpoint
Operated by Corpus (vela.study) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.
No sign-in needed
This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.
Scanned before it goes live
gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.
Watched for drift
If Corpus adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.
Connected in three steps
Connect your gate
Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.
Pick Corpus
Choose Corpus in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.
Use it anywhere
Corpus's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
The actual tools Corpus exposes
Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.
vela.corpus.query — Ask the corpus by COORDINATE rather than keyword. Filter works by axis weights (e.g. religion ∈ {T,s} AND work ∈ {T,s} returns the God-and-W
vela.corpus.list_topics — List the coordinate systems the corpus can be queried through — each with its thesis, axes, and controlled vocabularies. Call this before ve
vela.corpus.describe_topic — Describe ONE topic in full — its axes and their operative definitions, its complete controlled theme and quality vocabularies, plus the voca
vela.corpus.ground_claim — Ground a claim in the corpus: hybrid semantic + theme retrieval over real passages, returning citations with source, passage code, scores, a
vela.corpus.witness — Literary Witness Rail (ASN-1577): return passages and one-line claims from Vela's 762-work corpus that illuminate the given themes and/or em
vela.magazine.sequence_path — Ask what this magazine would actually give a reader who said they wanted these things. Returns the REAL sequenced path with the rationale fo
vela.magazine.relation_floor — Whether a magazine's corpus can support the adaptive promise its pages render. Reports, per property, each relational dimension's fill AND i
get_membership_offer — Returns the Psychology & the Humanities chapter of the Bicycle Cooperative membership offer: five options (enterprise member, practitioner m
Who runs the Corpus MCP server?
The Corpus MCP server at a glance
https://vela.study/mcpQuestions, answered
Is there an official Corpus MCP server?
Yes — Corpus operates its own remote MCP server at vela.study. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.
How do I connect Corpus to Claude or ChatGPT?
Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick Corpus in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, Corpus's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.
Do I need to host anything?
No. Corpus runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.
Is the Corpus MCP server safe to connect?
It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.
Is it free?
Yes — you can get started with gate for free and connect Corpus in minutes. No credit card required.
Connect more than just Corpus
Every server below works through the same gateway URL — connect once, add tools anytime.
Squarespace DomainsDesignView →Set up Corpus in: Claude · Claude Code · ChatGPT · Cursor · VS Code