Introduction

The Digital Scriptorium

Torch & Lily is an API-first platform for the Catholic intellectual and devotional tradition. It exposes five structured engines over a single RESTful interface, optimized for both human developers and AI agents.

The Torch is the backend: immutable, historically accurate, theologically structured. The Lily is the frontend where users and developers dwell.

Base URL

https://api.torchandlily.com/v1

All endpoints are versioned under /v1.

The Five Engines

Engine	Prefix	Domain
Veritas	/v1/veritas	Scripture, Summa Theologiae, Opera, Commentaries
Devotio	/v1/devotio	Saints & Hagiography, Prayers
Tempus	/v1/ordo	Liturgical Calendar & Feasts
Corpus	/v1/corpus	Catholic Church Mapping (PostGIS + OSM)
Communio	/v1/communio	Intercessory Prayer Network

Quick Start

1. Create an account and generate an API key from your dashboard.
2. Include the key in every request via the X-API-Key header.
3. Browse the engine docs in the sidebar to begin building.

curl https://api.torchandlily.com/v1/devotio/saints/thomas-aquinas \
  -H "X-API-Key: tl_your_key_here"

AI Agent Integration

The Torch is natively accessible to LLM agents via the Model Context Protocol. One config block connects Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to the entire Tradition. See MCP — AI Agent Integration.

Authentication & Rate Limits

See Authentication for the full auth model and rate limit details.

The Scriptorium

Torch & Lily is a living archive built by the faithful. Contribute saints, prayers, sacred texts, and patristic commentaries through the Scriptorium.

Support & Feedback

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Need help with an endpoint? Use the Vox form to reach the builder directly — no ticket system, no auto-reply.