diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 78cad78..3bcdff1 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ContextKit is a CLI tool and MCP (Model Context Protocol) client for creating sp
   - `mcp.py` - MCP server management (add-sse, add-stdio, add-http)
   - `create_spec.py` - Template rendering with variable collection
 - **Template engine**: `engine/` - Jinja2-based template processing with async support and MCP tool integration
-  - `engine/globals.py` - Global Jinja2 functions including `mcp()` for calling MCP tools from templates
+  - `engine/globals.py` - Global Jinja2 functions including `call_tool()` for calling MCP tools from templates
 - **MCP client**: `mcp_client/` - MCP protocol client implementation
   - `mcp_client/config.py` - Pydantic models for MCP server configs (stdio, SSE, HTTP)
   - `mcp_client/client_session_provider.py` - Connection management for MCP servers
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ContextKit is a CLI tool and MCP (Model Context Protocol) client for creating sp
 2. **MCP servers**: Configured via CLI commands, stored in `.cxk/mcp.json`
 3. **Spec templates**: Jinja2 templates with variables that get filled from MCP resources
 4. **Context variables**: Can be automatic MCP resources or user-provided values
-5. **MCP tool functions**: Templates can call MCP tools directly using `{{ mcp('server', 'tool', args) }}` syntax
+5. **MCP tool functions**: Templates can call MCP tools directly using `{{ call_tool('server', 'tool', args) }}` syntax
 
 ## Common Commands
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b903563..7dbee3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ TBD (show template, generation of two specs, and the spec files)
 
 ```
 # Spec Template (spec.md)
-{% set ticket = mcp('jira', 'getJiraIssue', {'cloudId': '1234', 'issueKey': ticket_id}) %}
+{% set ticket = call_tool('jira', 'getJiraIssue', {'cloudId': '1234', 'issueKey': ticket_id}) %}
 
 ### Description
 {{ ticket.description }}
@@ -81,13 +81,25 @@ cxk create-spec spec.md --var ticket_id=ACME-123
 
 This will fetch the ticket and add its description to the spec file.
 
+### Add MCP resources with variables
+```
+# Spec Template (spec.md)
+## PRD
+{{ get_resource('doc-storage-service', 'docs://'+prd_id) }}
+```
+
+Generating the spec with a PRD ID:
+```
+cxk create-spec spec.md --var prd_id=PRD-456
+```
+
 ### Filtering context
 
 MCP resources can quickly oversaturate the context. With the template engine, you can apply filters and selectors to include only relevant parts of resources. For example:
 
 ```
 ## Ticket description
-{% set ticket_info = mcp('jira', 'getJiraIssue', {'issueKey': 'ACME-4432'}) %}
+{% set ticket_info = call_tool('jira', 'getJiraIssue', {'issueKey': 'ACME-4432'}) %}
 {{ ticket_info.fields.description }}
 ```
 
@@ -95,7 +107,7 @@ You can also filter resources to mask sensitive information:
 
 ```
 ## Support ticket
-{% set support_ticket_info = mcp('support', 'getTicket', 'ACME-9912') %}
+{% set support_ticket_info = call_tool('support', 'getTicket', 'ACME-9912') %}
 {{ support_ticket_info | regex_replace(r'\b[\w.+-]+@[\w.-]+\.\w+\b', '[EMAIL_REDACTED]') }}
 ```
 
diff --git a/engine/__init__.py b/engine/__init__.py
index 025b703..6273f49 100644
--- a/engine/__init__.py
+++ b/engine/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, Template, meta, select_autoescape
 
-from engine.globals import create_mcp_tool_function
+from engine.globals import create_mcp_resource_function, create_mcp_tool_function
 from prompt import PromptHelper
 from state import State
 
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._state = state
         self._prompt_helper = prompt_helper
 
-        # Add global functions to env
-        self.env.globals["mcp"] = create_mcp_tool_function(self._state, self._prompt_helper)
+        # Add global functions to env to support MCP tools and resources
+        self.env.globals["call_tool"] = create_mcp_tool_function(self._state, self._prompt_helper)
+        self.env.globals["get_resource"] = create_mcp_resource_function(self._state)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_file(cls, path: str | Path, state: State, prompt_helper: PromptHelper) -> "TemplateEngine":
diff --git a/engine/globals.py b/engine/globals.py
index 3ffc3f9..1ab5243 100644
--- a/engine/globals.py
+++ b/engine/globals.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from mcp import types
 from mcp.shared.metadata_utils import get_display_name
+from pydantic import AnyUrl
 
 from mcp_client.client_session_provider import get_client_session_by_server
 from prompt import PromptHelper
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ def create_mcp_tool_function(state: State, prompt_helper: PromptHelper):
     async def call_mcp_tool(server: str, tool_name: str, args: dict) -> str | dict[str, Any]:
         logging.info(f"Calling MCP tool: {tool_name} on server: {server} with args: {args}")
         async with get_client_session_by_server(server, state) as session:
-            # Initialize the connection
             await session.initialize()
 
             tools = await session.list_tools()
@@ -39,3 +39,27 @@ async def call_mcp_tool(server: str, tool_name: str, args: dict) -> str | dict[s
                 return ""
 
     return call_mcp_tool
+
+
+def create_mcp_resource_function(state: State):
+    """Create a get_mcp_resource function with state bound."""
+
+    async def get_mcp_resource(server: str, resource_uri: str) -> str | dict[str, Any]:
+        logging.info(f"Getting MCP resource: {resource_uri} in server: {server}")
+        async with get_client_session_by_server(server, state) as session:
+            await session.initialize()
+
+            # Fetch the resource (first content item for now)
+            try:
+                resource = await session.read_resource(AnyUrl(resource_uri))
+                result_unstructured = resource.contents[0]
+                if isinstance(result_unstructured, types.TextResourceContents):
+                    return parse_input_string(result_unstructured.text)
+                else:
+                    logging.debug(f"Resource {resource_uri} returned non-text content")
+                    return ""
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.error(f"Error fetching resource {resource_uri}: {e}")
+                return {}
+
+    return get_mcp_resource
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 30c5dc6..010a9cd 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -52,4 +52,13 @@ uv run cxk.py create-spec tests/templates/spec3.md --var additional_context=aa
 
 ```
 uv run cxk.py create-spec tests/templates/spec4.md --var ticket_id=ACME-123
+```
+
+### With MCP resources:
+```
+uv run cxk.py create-spec tests/templates/spec5.md
+```
+
+```
+uv run cxk.py create-spec tests/templates/spec6.md --var name=MrBean
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
index 09efa9d..23520a6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ def test_create_spec_with_mcp_call(self, temp_git_repo):
         assert result.returncode == 0
 
         # Verify that MCP tool was called and returned expected data
-        # The template uses: mcp('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234', 'ticketId': 'ACME-123'})
+        # The template uses: call_tool('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234', 'ticketId': 'ACME-123'})
         # The jsonTest tool returns: {"id": "1234 - ACME-123", "summary": "Summary for ACME-123",
         # "description": "This is a mock Jira ticket description."}
 
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ def test_create_spec_with_partial_mcp_call(self, temp_git_repo):
 
         # Run create-spec command with test runner and additional_context variable
         # The template has:
-        # - mcp('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234'}) - missing 'ticketId' parameter
-        # - mcp('test-mcp', 'add', {'a': 5}) - missing 'b' parameter
+        # - call_tool('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234'}) - missing 'ticketId' parameter
+        # - call_tool('test-mcp', 'add', {'a': 5}) - missing 'b' parameter
         result = self.run_cli(
             [
                 "create-spec",
@@ -761,3 +761,41 @@ def test_create_spec_with_partial_mcp_call(self, temp_git_repo):
         assert "## Additional context" in result.stdout
         assert "## Some math..." in result.stdout
 
+    def test_create_spec_with_mcp_resource(self, temp_git_repo):
+        """Test create-spec with template that includes MCP resource calls."""
+        # Initialize project first
+        init_result = self.run_cli(["init"], cwd=temp_git_repo)
+        assert init_result.returncode == 0
+
+        # Add test MCP server
+        server_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "mcp_test_server.py"
+        add_server_result = self.run_cli(
+            ["mcp", "add-stdio", "test-mcp", "--", "uv", "run", "mcp", "run", str(server_path)],
+            cwd=temp_git_repo,
+        )
+        assert add_server_result.returncode == 0
+
+        # Use the existing spec5.md template that has MCP resource calls
+        template_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "templates" / "spec5.md"
+
+        # Run create-spec command
+        result = self.run_cli(
+            [
+                "create-spec",
+                "--verbose",
+                str(template_path),
+            ],
+            cwd=temp_git_repo,
+        )
+
+        assert result.returncode == 0
+
+        # Verify that MCP resource was called and returned expected data
+        # The template uses: get_resource('test-mcp', 'greeting://foobar')
+        # The get_greeting resource returns: "Hello, foobar!"
+        assert "Hello, foobar!" in result.stdout
+
+        # Verify template structure is preserved
+        assert "# Task Template" in result.stdout
+        assert "## Information from greeting service" in result.stdout
+
diff --git a/tests/templates/spec2.md b/tests/templates/spec2.md
index 8b15073..9d465fe 100644
--- a/tests/templates/spec2.md
+++ b/tests/templates/spec2.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Ticket description
 
-{% set ticket = mcp('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234', 'ticketId': 'ACME-123'}) %}
+{% set ticket = call_tool('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234', 'ticketId': 'ACME-123'}) %}
 
 {{ ticket.id }}
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/spec3.md b/tests/templates/spec3.md
index 93778c9..526b657 100644
--- a/tests/templates/spec3.md
+++ b/tests/templates/spec3.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Ticket description
 
-{% set ticket = mcp('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234'}) %}
+{% set ticket = call_tool('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234'}) %}
 
 {{ ticket.id }}
 
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 
 ## Some math...
 
-{{ mcp('test-mcp', 'add', {'a': 5}) }}
+{{ call_tool('test-mcp', 'add', {'a': 5}) }}
diff --git a/tests/templates/spec4.md b/tests/templates/spec4.md
index 8bc5775..82caea0 100644
--- a/tests/templates/spec4.md
+++ b/tests/templates/spec4.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Ticket description
 
-{% set ticket = mcp('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234', 'ticketId': ticket_id}) %}
+{% set ticket = call_tool('test-mcp', 'jsonTest', {'cloudId': '1234', 'ticketId': ticket_id}) %}
 
 {{ ticket.id }}
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/spec5.md b/tests/templates/spec5.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ffa72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/spec5.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Task Template
+
+## Information from greeting service
+
+{{ get_resource('test-mcp', 'greeting://foobar') }}
diff --git a/tests/templates/spec6.md b/tests/templates/spec6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a1bb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/spec6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Task Template
+
+## Information from greeting service
+
+{{ get_resource('test-mcp', 'greeting://'+name) }}