Tarotoo Tarot MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants — Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any other MCP client — live access to the Tarotoo tarot card meanings dataset: all 78 cards in the Rider–Waite–Smith tradition, with upright and reversed meanings and keywords, upright and reversed love, career, mood and spiritual contexts, planet and zodiac associations, and upright and reversed yes/no values.
Published by Tarotoo: these are the same card meanings that ground the AI readings on Tarotoo.com.
Quick start
Requires Node.js ≥ 18. No installation needed — clients run it via npx.
Claude Code
claude mcp add tarotoo-tarot -- npx -y tarotoo-mcp-server
Claude Desktop — add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):
{
"mcpServers": {
"tarotoo-tarot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "tarotoo-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
Cursor / Windsurf / other MCP clients — same command/args pair in the client's MCP settings.
MCP registry — listed as io.github.Tarotoo-com/tarotoo-mcp-server, so registry-aware clients can discover and install it directly.
Then ask your assistant things like "what does the Three of Swords mean for my career?" or "draw three cards for me" — it will call the tools below.
Tools
| Tool | Arguments | Returns |
|---|---|---|
get_card_meaning | name (string) | Full record for one card — meanings, keywords, love/career/mood/spiritual (upright and reversed), planet, zodiac, yes/no. Name matching is forgiving ("fool" → The Fool) |
list_cards | arcana? (major/minor), suit? (wands/cups/swords/pentacles) | Card names, optionally filtered |
search_cards | query (string), limit? (1–78, default 10) | Cards matching a theme or keyword, best match first — e.g. "heartbreak" → Three of Swords |
yes_no_answer | name (string) | The card's yes/no/maybe value with its upright meaning as justification |
draw_cards | count? (1–10, default 1), allow_reversed? (boolean) | Random distinct cards with orientation-appropriate meanings — for generating spreads |
Example
tools/call get_card_meaning {"name": "the star"}
{
"name": "The Star",
"arcana": "major",
"element": "Air",
"planet": "Saturn",
"zodiac": "Aquarius",
"yes_no": "yes",
"yes_no_reversed": "no",
"keywords_upright": ["hope", "renewal", "healing", "inspiration", "faith"],
"meaning_upright": "Hope, renewal, healing, inspiration, faith.",
"love": "hope in love, emotional healing, renewed trust, an inspiring connection",
"love_reversed": "lost faith, discouragement, disconnection, dimmed hope"
}
Each card carries both upright and reversed values for keywords, meaning, love, career, mood, spiritual, and yes/no. The example above is abbreviated.
Run from source
git clone https://github.com/Tarotoo-com/tarotoo-mcp-server.git
cd tarotoo-mcp-server
npm install
npm test # 8-check smoke test: full MCP session over stdio
node server.js # stdio transport
Dataset
The embedded data/cards.json is built from tarotoo-tarot-dataset (MIT). The same data is published in several places:
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Dataset source and docs | Tarotoo-com/tarotoo-tarot-dataset |
| Dataset homepage | tarotoo.com/open-data |
| Hugging Face | Tarotoo/tarotoo-tarot-card-meanings |
| Kaggle | tarotoo/tarotoo-tarot-card-meanings |
| npm package | tarotoo-tarot |
| PyPI package | tarotoo-tarot |
| Citable DOI, dataset and paper | 10.5281/zenodo.21285777 |
| Citable DOI, whole repository | 10.5281/zenodo.21268290 |
| This server's own DOI | 10.5281/zenodo.21298382 |
Both dataset DOIs are concept DOIs and always resolve to the newest version.
Interpretations were created by Tarotoo within the Rider–Waite–Smith tradition, drawing on established sources (A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, 1911; attributions per the Golden Dawn's Book T).
License
Code and dataset: MIT. Attribution to Tarotoo (tarotoo.com) is appreciated.
Intended Use
This dataset is intended for educational, research, creative, entertainment, and self-reflection purposes. It should not be used as a substitute for medical, legal, financial, mental-health, or other professional advice.