Naskh (Calligraphy)

Naskh (Calligraphy) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://naskh.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://naskh.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://naskh.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://naskh.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://naskh.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/naskh · agent@connectorbay.com

What Naskh (Calligraphy) is for

"Naskh" (نسخ) is itself the name of one of the classical Arabic calligraphy scripts — the everyday, highly legible cursive script that most Arabic print and digital text still descends from — which made it a fitting name for a connector whose whole job is Arabic calligraphy itself. The question that comes up when Arabic calligraphy gets specific — what's the difference between Thuluth and Diwani, how do you cut a qalam, is Arabic calligraphy actually UNESCO-listed, who was Ibn Muqla — answered from one hand-curated reference, without a scroll through inconsistent art-blog posts.

What it does

History, characteristics and typical use for the seven major calligraphy script styles — Naskh, Thuluth, Diwani, Kufic, Ruq'ah, Nasta'liq, and Maghrebi (script_info); search across names, aliases, and description text (script_search); scripts grouped by era — early Islamic, Abbasid, Ottoman, Persian/Timurid, Andalusian/Maghrebi, or contemporary (scripts_by_era); the traditional tools of the craft — qalam (reed pen) preparation and cutting, traditional ink (midad) preparation, and paper treatment (ahar sizing) (tools_guide); general practice guidance including the historical dot (nuqta) proportion system used to standardize letterforms, plus beginner and intermediate-level guidance (practice_guide); strictly biographical, historical facts for a small set of historically significant calligraphers — Ibn Muqla, Ibn al-Bawwab, Yaqut al-Musta'simi, Hamid Aytaç, and Hashim al-Baghdadi (famous_calligraphers_info); the 2021 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription and its sixteen nominating countries (unesco_heritage_info); contemporary applications — logo design, digital typography, and calligraffiti street art (modern_usage_guide); and a glossary of calligraphy terms — khatt, qalam, midad, nuqta, thuluth, and more (calligraphy_glossary).

What it is not

Not religious instruction, an authentication or appraisal service for individual manuscripts or artworks, or a marketplace for calligraphic work. Where a script's history touches Quranic copying — as it does for Naskh, Kufic, and Maghrebi in particular — this connector describes the script and its historical use only: it never reproduces any verse text, and its entire dataset is written in English/transliteration with no Arabic-script text of any kind. famous_calligraphers_info covers only historically significant, deceased calligraphers as a matter of art history, with no commentary on any living calligrapher. practice_guide gives general, traditional guidance rather than a substitute for supervised instruction from a qualified teacher, which is how the classical tradition has always been taught.

Tools

Scripts

script_info — One calligraphy script style's history, characteristics, and typical use — covers Naskh, Thuluth, Diwani, Kufic, Ruq'ah, Nasta'liq, and Maghrebi. Use for "what is Thuluth script", "history of Kufic", "what is Diwani used for". Args: name.

script_search — Search all calligraphy script styles by partial name, alias, or a word from their description or use. Use for "which script is used for Quran chapter headings", "scripts used in Ottoman documents". Args: query.

scripts_by_era — Calligraphy script styles grouped by era — early Islamic, Abbasid, Ottoman, Persian/Timurid, Andalusian/Maghrebi, or the scripts still in wide contemporary use. Use for "what scripts came from the early Islamic period", "which scripts are Ottoman", "which scripts are still used today". Args: era.

Craft

tools_guide — The traditional tools of Arabic calligraphy: qalam (reed pen) preparation and cutting, traditional ink (midad) preparation, and paper treatment (ahar sizing). Use for "how do you cut a qalam", "how is traditional calligraphy ink made", "what is ahar paper".

practice_guide — General practice guidance for learning Arabic calligraphy, including the historical dot (nuqta) proportion system used to standardize letterforms, and beginner or intermediate-level guidance. Use for "how do I start learning Arabic calligraphy", "what is the nuqta proportion system", "intermediate calligraphy practice tips". Args: level.

History

famous_calligraphers_info — Strictly biographical, historical facts — dates, role, and calligraphic significance — for a small set of historically significant calligraphers: Ibn Muqla, Ibn al-Bawwab, Yaqut al-Musta'simi, Hamid Aytaç, and Hashim al-Baghdadi. No living calligrapher is covered. Use for "who was Ibn Muqla", "tell me about Yaqut al-Musta'simi". Args: name.

unesco_heritage_info — The 2021 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription of Arabic calligraphy — the inscription date, the list it sits on, and the sixteen nominating countries. Use for "is Arabic calligraphy UNESCO-listed", "when was Arabic calligraphy UNESCO-listed", "which countries nominated Arabic calligraphy for UNESCO".

Reference

modern_usage_guide — Contemporary applications of Arabic calligraphy — logo design, digital typography, and calligraffiti street art — described factually. Use for "how is calligraphy used in logo design today", "what is calligraffiti", "how does calligraphy influence digital Arabic fonts".

calligraphy_glossary — Definitions of common Arabic calligraphy terms (khatt, qalam, midad, nuqta, thuluth, naskh, diwani, kufic, jali, ahar, mashq, ijazah, calligraffiti). Use for "what does nuqta mean", "what is khatt", "what's ahar paper". 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/naskh/support

Naskh (Calligraphy) — Privacy Policy

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

What Naskh (Calligraphy) is. Naskh (Calligraphy) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a hand-curated Arabic calligraphy reference — script profiles, era groupings, tools of the trade, practice guidance, historically significant calligraphers, the 2021 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription, contemporary applications, 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 script or calligrapher name, a search query, an era, a practice level, 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-curated 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. Naskh (Calligraphy) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant.

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

Naskh (Calligraphy) — Terms of Service

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

1. The Service. Naskh (Calligraphy) returns a hand-curated Arabic calligraphy reference — script profiles, era groupings, tools of the trade, practice guidance, historically significant calligraphers, the 2021 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription, contemporary applications, and a glossary — from data cross-checked against public art-historical and UNESCO reference sources at build time. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. An art-historical and technical reference, not religious instruction, an appraisal service, or a marketplace. Naskh (Calligraphy) is an independent reference tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by any religious, cultural, or heritage institution. Where a script's history touches Quranic copying, the Service describes the script and its historical use only and does not reproduce verse text. famous_calligraphers_info is a strictly biographical, historical reference covering only deceased calligraphers, not commentary on any living person, and is not an authentication or appraisal service for individual manuscripts or artworks.
3. Traditions vary and evolve. Script attributions, dates, and practice conventions described here reflect the commonly documented, widely recognized version of each — scholarly accounts vary in detail, and the Service's own data notes uncertainty where it matters rather than presenting one version as the only possible account.
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/naskh

Naskh (Calligraphy) support

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

• MCP endpoint: https://naskh.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://naskh.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://naskh.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. Naskh (Calligraphy) never asks for them.