Use Dictionary Api from Claude Code
Bring Dictionary Api context into engineering work while Type keeps app access attached to the teammate and workspace.
AI agent integrationDictionary Api
Dictionary Api integration for multiplayer collaboration with AI agents using Claude Code or Codex
One governed connection your whole team and its AI agents can share, with approved actions and human review, so working in Dictionary Api never means pasting credentials into a prompt.
CategoryEducation
Automate Dictionary Api with Codex
Let coding agents ask for the right app action, preserve conversation context, and keep humans in the approval loop.
Connect open agent workflows
Use Type as the collaboration layer around OpenClaw and other LLM workflows that need app access.
Education
What the Dictionary Api integration exposes
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary API provides developers with access to comprehensive dictionary and thesaurus content, including definitions, etymologies, audio pronunciations, synonyms, and antonyms.
One connection, many teammates
Connect Dictionary Api once, then decide which teammates can use it for threads, automations, skills, and coding work.
Representative actions
- Get Word Definition
Retrieve comprehensive dictionary data for a word including definitions, phonetics, etymology, synonyms, and antonyms. Uses the Free Dictionary API (dictionaryapi.dev) - a free, open-source dictionary powered by Wiktionary data. Returns detailed word information including multiple definitions grouped by part of speech, pronunciation audio, example sentences, and related words. Ideal for language learning, writing assistance, and vocabulary exploration. Note: Primarily supports English ('en'). Other languages may have limited coverage.
Connection
API and auth details
Dictionary API integrations can provide word definitions, phonetics, pronunciations, origins, meanings, parts of speech, examples, synonyms, and antonyms through free public dictionary endpoints. The commonly used Free Dictionary API does not require authentication and is suitable for language learning, lookup, and text-enrichment workflows.
- Source
- Type catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API docs
- https://dictionaryapi.dev/
- Official site
- https://dictionaryapi.dev/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Dictionary Api
Can Claude Code use Dictionary Api?
Yes. Type lets an AI teammate use connected Dictionary Api actions from a governed workspace context, so Claude Code work can reference the app without copying credentials into a local prompt.
Can Codex work with Dictionary Api through Type?
Yes. Codex can collaborate through Type with app context, skills, and approved actions. The Dictionary Api catalog entry includes public integration details and example capabilities where available.
Is this the same as a Dictionary Api MCP server?
Type exposes connected app capabilities to AI teammates and coding agents through Type's integration layer. Teams use it when they want shared app access, human review, and teammate-level permissions around agent work.
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