Adab (Literature)

Adab (Literature) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://adab.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://adab.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://adab.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: none required. An optional Authorization: Bearer <key> raises rate limits.
• Health: https://adab.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://adab.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/adab · agent@connectorbay.com

What Adab (Literature) is for

"Adab" (أدب) is the Arabic word for literature — and, in its classical sense, for a whole ideal of learning combined with good character. This connector is a fully local reference of classical and modern Arabic literature as a field: the adab concept itself, classical poetic forms, eleven poets spanning the pre-Islamic era to the present, the maqama narrative genre, the modern Arabic novel's landmark international moment, literary-era periodization, classical thematic genres, and terminology — gathered in one place with original, hand-written notes instead of a scroll through sites of uneven quality and accuracy. It is distinct from a folk-tales connector: this one covers Arabic literature and poetry as a field of study, not a collection of stories.

What it does

A classical or modern poet's biography, era, and thematic significance (poet_info); a keyword search across poets by name, era, or significance (poet_search); an explanation of the classical "adab" concept — the ideal fusing literary refinement with ethics and manners (adab_concept_guide); a classical poetic form's structure — the qasida's nasib/rahil/gharad structure, or the Mu'allaqat ("Hanging Odes") anthology (poetic_form_info); the maqama genre explained, credited to its originator and its most famous practitioner (maqama_genre_guide); Naguib Mahfouz's 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature and the modern Arabic novel's development (modern_literature_landmarks_info); one literary era's periodization and key figures, or the full list (literary_era_overview); the common classical thematic genres — praise, satire, elegy, love poetry, boasting, description, and asceticism — explained as literary conventions (themes_and_genres_guide); and a glossary of about a dozen terms central to Arabic literary tradition (literary_glossary).

What it is not

Not an anthology, and never a source of quoted verse. Every poet, form, and genre here is described factually — biography, era, historical significance, and thematic or structural description, written fresh in the publisher's own original prose — but no actual verse, in Arabic or in any translation, is ever quoted or reproduced anywhere in this connector, whether the poet's own words or a translator's rendering of them. It is also not an exhaustive or scholarly critical edition: eleven poets and a set of core forms and genres chosen for how central they are to the tradition, not a complete inventory of Arabic literary history.

Tools

Poets

poet_info — A classical or modern Arabic poet's biography, era, and thematic significance -- factual, never with quoted verse. Use for "tell me about Al-Mutanabbi", "who was Al-Khansa". Args: name.

poet_search — Keyword search across poet names, eras, contexts, and significance notes. Use for "which poets wrote in Andalusia", "find poets known for love poetry". Args: query.

Concepts

adab_concept_guide — The classical Arabic "adab" concept explained -- the ideal fusing literary refinement with ethics and good manners, and how its meaning shifted from pre-Islamic custom through Abbasid belles-lettres to today's everyday sense of "literature." Use for "what does adab mean", "explain the adab concept".

poetic_form_info — A classical poetic form's structure and significance: the qasida's three-part nasib/rahil/gharad structure, or the Mu'allaqat ("Hanging Odes") anthology and its legend -- structural and historical description only, no verse text. Use for "explain the structure of a qasida", "what are the Mu'allaqat". Args: name.

maqama_genre_guide — The maqama literary genre explained: rhymed-prose (saj') narrative built around a fixed narrator and a recurring roguish protagonist, originated by Al-Hamadhani and brought to its height by Al-Hariri of Basra. Use for "what is a maqama", "who invented the maqama genre".

Landmarks

modern_literature_landmarks_info — Naguib Mahfouz's 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature -- the first for a writer in the Arabic language -- and a brief note on the modern Arabic novel's development. Use for "when did Naguib Mahfouz win the Nobel Prize", "how did the modern Arabic novel develop".

Reference

literary_era_overview — One era's periodization, description, and key figures -- pre-Islamic (Jahiliyyah), Abbasid Golden Age, Andalusian, Nahda, or modern -- or the full list of eras if none is given. Use for "what happened in the Abbasid Golden Age", "list the eras of Arabic literature". Args: era.

themes_and_genres_guide — The common classical thematic genres of Arabic poetry -- madih (praise), hija (satire), ritha (elegy), ghazal (love poetry), fakhr (boasting), wasf (description), and zuhd (asceticism) -- explained as literary conventions, never illustrated with quoted lines. Use for "what is ghazal poetry", "what does hija mean in Arabic poetry".

literary_glossary — About a dozen terms central to Arabic literary tradition -- the full glossary if no term is given, or one term's definition. Use for "what does diwan mean", "list some Arabic literary terms". Args: term.

Conventions

• Read-only. Every tool reads public data or computes; nothing is written anywhere and nothing about the user is stored.
• Result envelope. ok: true with data, or ok: false with a structured error (bad_input, not_found, upstream_error). degraded lists optional sources that were unreachable.
• Rate limits. Free tier 60 tool calls/minute and 300/day per user (keyed on the user identifier supplied by the host agent, else client IP); Pro keys raise this. Over-limit calls return HTTP 429 with Retry-After. initialize and tools/list are never counted.

Support

agent@connectorbay.com · connectorbay.com/adab/support

Adab (Literature) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Adab (Literature) is. Adab (Literature) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a fully local reference of classical and modern Arabic literature — poet biographies, the adab concept, poetic forms, the maqama genre, modern literature landmarks, literary eras, thematic genres, and a glossary. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the arguments needed for that one lookup.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call — a poet's name, a search keyword, a poetic form name, an era, or a glossary term — the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is answered from bundled, hand-written reference files and nothing is stored. No request is forwarded to any third party — there is no upstream call at all, live or otherwise — and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant or your name, and we do not build a profile from your queries: each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — the entire dataset is bundled with the server and answered locally. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. Our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. Adab (Literature) is a general-audience literary-reference service operated by the adult using the assistant.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Adab (Literature) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 September 2026. These terms govern use of the Adab (Literature) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Adab (Literature) returns a fully local reference of classical and modern Arabic literature — the adab concept, poetic forms, poet biographies, the maqama genre, modern literature landmarks, literary-era periodization, thematic genres, and a glossary — from data verified against public reference sources at build time. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. Original, factual reference — never quoted verse. Every poet, form, and genre described here is covered factually (biography, era, structure, historical significance) in the publisher's own original prose. No verse, in Arabic or in any translation, is ever quoted or reproduced anywhere in the Service. The Service is an independent reference tool, not a critical or scholarly edition, and does not claim to be an exhaustive or definitive account of Arabic literary history.
3. Not a cultural or religious authority. This Service offers a general-interest literary reference, not an authoritative academic, religious, or historical account of Arab or Islamic culture; consult a qualified source for those purposes.
4. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
5. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
6. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered from bundled reference files, and nothing is stored.
7. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
8. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
9. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
10. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/adab

Adab (Literature) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://adab.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://adab.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://adab.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Adab (Literature) never asks for them.