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NewShamela Agent 1.0
An AI assistant inside Maktabah Shamela
Answers from your library, with book, volume and page.
No spam; leave anytime.
Maktabah Shamela 4 (free) · Apple silicon Mac or Windows 10/11 · Claude or ChatGPT account or API key for AI
Why Shamela Agent
Native to Shamela
Search scopes follow Shamela’s books, categories and eras, adapting to its architecture.
No plugins, no server
No plugins to set up or MCP server downtime to interrupt work in your installed Shamela.
Ask beside the book
Select a passage and ask the agent beside the book, then keep reading without ever losing your place.
“We wanted Shamela Agent to feel familiar from the moment you open it — its features and interactions echo the experience of using Claude and ChatGPT themselves. Yet that experience has been modified to live natively inside Maktabah Shamela and adapt to its architecture and nature.”
Intelligent UI
The agent shows what is best seen as tables, cards and diagrams inside the answer, with their sources. Pick a level and watch the same answer change.
Why Intelligent UI?
Clearer than text
Disagreement as a table, an isnad as a chain.
A source in every cell
Every ruling and figure carries its book and page.
Interactive
Calculators, quizzes and flashcards in the answer.
As much as you need
Four levels, with a separate one for the Side agent.
More features
Works with Claude and ChatGPT
Pick the provider, model and effort right below the message box.
Runs throughSubscriptionAPI key
Sign in with your plan, or paste your own API key and pay per use.
FAQ
What do I need before installing?
Shamela Agent only works when all three requirements are met. 1. The latest Maktabah Shamela 4 (free), installed and opened once. 2. An Apple silicon Mac or a Windows 10/11 PC. 3. A Claude or ChatGPT account or an API key for AI features in Shamela Agent.
Is it part of Maktabah Shamela?
No. Shamela Agent is an independent, third-party add-on made by Takhrij Hadith Lab. It isn’t made, endorsed or supported by Maktabah Shamela or its owners, so please send questions about it to us, not to Shamela.
Do I need the Claude or ChatGPT desktop app?
No. In ⚙ › AI & usage, select Connect. Shamela Agent uses the Claude Code or Codex command-line tool already on your computer or installs it for you. If you need to sign in, it opens your browser.
Which Claude or ChatGPT plan do I need?
Either a plan or an API key. Plans: ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus & Pro (Free has lower limits); Claude Pro, Max & Team (Claude’s free plan doesn’t include Claude Code). Or use your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key and pay per use.
Where do my questions go?
To OpenAI or Anthropic, through your account. Your chats are saved on your computer.
Which computers does it run on?
Apple silicon Macs (macOS 13 or later) and Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, including ARM. Intel Macs aren’t supported yet.
Be among the first
Shamela Agent opens to the waitlist first, a few at a time.
Maktabah Shamela 4 (free) · Apple silicon Mac or Windows 10/11 · Claude or ChatGPT account or API key for AI