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NARA Catalog
Genealogical research in the US National Archives Catalog: records, transcriptions, page images.
iandersoianderso/nara-catalog-mcp
server.json
{
"$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
"name": "io.github.ianderso/nara-catalog-mcp",
"description": "Genealogical research in the US National Archives Catalog: records, transcriptions, page images.",
"title": "NARA Catalog",
"repository": {
"url": "https://github.com/ianderso/nara-catalog-mcp",
"source": "github"
},
"version": "1.1.0",
"packages": [
{
"registryType": "pypi",
"registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
"identifier": "nara-catalog-mcp",
"version": "1.1.0",
"runtimeHint": "uvx",
"transport": {
"type": "stdio"
},
"environmentVariables": [
{
"description": "Catalog API key, requested from the National Archives Catalog API team.",
"isRequired": true,
"isSecret": true,
"name": "NARA_API_KEY"
},
{
"description": "Directory for the on-disk response cache.",
"default": "~/.cache/nara-catalog-mcp",
"name": "NARA_CACHE_DIR"
},
{
"description": "HTTP timeout in seconds.",
"default": "60",
"name": "NARA_TIMEOUT"
},
{
"description": "Calls per month the key allows, reported by api_budget.",
"default": "10000",
"name": "NARA_MONTHLY_CALL_BUDGET"
}
]
}
]
}Permissions
DeclaredDetected
Runs code—
pythonInstalls—
pypi:nara-catalog-mcp@1.1.0Runs install scripts—None
NetworkNoneNone
Needs credentials
NARA_API_KEYNARA_API_KEYOutside the workspace—None
Agent tools—None
Checks
Low risk · Nothing worth a warning was found.
Not reviewed by a person · Checked by rules; the model review is not switched on yet.
Versions
- #11.1.0latestOct 7, 2026
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