genji_get_normalization_rules
Get the list of available text normalization rules
LABSCO SUMMARY
Spelling variation stops being the reason a search comes back empty.
The hard part of searching pre-modern Japanese is that the text does not agree with itself. Here normalisation is part of the query path rather than something you do first, and you can see what a term will be turned into before committing to it.
What it is
A search layer over the Genji API for classical Japanese literature. Historical texts spell the same word several ways, so the server folds that variation in — historical kana, dakuon, kanji-kana variation, phonetic change, repeat marks — and lets you see what a term becomes before you search with it.
What you get
- Full-text search across classical Japanese texts, scoped to a volume when you want it
- The normalisation rules available, listed so you can choose among them
- A preview of what a given string becomes under the current rules
- A health check on the Genji API
Requirements
npx, or a global install of @nakamura196/genji-mcp-server. Every answer comes from the Genji API at request time, so it needs network access; the documented configuration is the launch command alone.
Setup effort
One command — npx @nakamura196/genji-mcp-server
USE CASES
01
Finding a word that is written several ways
Run the search with historical kana and phonetic variation folded in, so passages that spell the term differently still come back.
02
Working out why a search missed
Preview what your query string normalises to under the current rules, and change the term rather than your expectations.
03
Choosing how far to normalise
Read the available rules and pick the ones your question needs — repeat marks and kanji-kana variation are separate decisions.
04
Reading within one volume
Restrict the search to a single volume when the question is about one part of the work rather than the whole.
05
Checking the source is up before a long session
Confirm the Genji API is answering, so an empty result means no match rather than no service.
4 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
genji_health_check
Check the health status of the Genji API
genji_preview_normalization
Preview how text would be normalized with current rules
genji_search
Search classical Japanese texts with advanced normalization options
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
4 tools when we connected.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- Node.js 16.0.0 or later
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 4 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"genji-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@nakamura196/genji-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx @nakamura196/genji-mcp-server
