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io.github.cyanheads/libofcongress-mcp-server

Search LOC digital collections, Chronicling America newspapers (full OCR), and LC Subject Headings.

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About io.github.cyanheads/libofcongress-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/libofcongress-mcp-server is an MCP server in the Scraping category: search LOC digital collections, Chronicling America newspapers (full OCR), and LC Subject Headings.

Install

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claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-libofcongress-mcp-server -- npx -y libofcongress-mcp-server
npx
npx -y libofcongress-mcp-server

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

Tools (6)

libofcongress_browse_collectionsList and browse LOC curated digital collections with descriptions, item counts, and slugs. Optionally filter by keyword.

Parameters not published.

libofcongress_get_itemRetrieve full metadata for a specific LOC item — contributors, subjects, summary, languages, locations, rights, physical description, call number, formats, access restrictions, resource links (TIFF/JPEG/PDF), and related items.

Parameters not published.

libofcongress_get_newspaper_pageRetrieve the full OCR text of a specific newspaper page. Pass the `url` field from a `libofcongress_search_newspapers` result. Returns `ocr_available: false` when the page has no digitized text.

Parameters not published.

libofcongress_searchSearch LOC digital collections by keyword with optional format, date range, subject heading, geographic location, and collection filters. Returns item summaries with IDs for follow-up retrieval.

Parameters not published.

libofcongress_search_newspapersSearch historical newspaper pages in the Chronicling America corpus. Returns pages with OCR text excerpts (~500 chars), publication title, date, state, and the URL needed for `libofcongress_get_newspaper_page`.

Parameters not published.

libofcongress_search_subjectsSearch Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) by keyword. Returns controlled-vocabulary labels and URIs — use the label as the `subject` filter in `libofcongress_search`.

Parameters not published.

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How do I install io.github.cyanheads/libofcongress-mcp-server?

Run claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-libofcongress-mcp-server -- npx -y libofcongress-mcp-server, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration.

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