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mcp-libraryofcongress

Search inside scanned US newspapers and browse the Library of Congress catalogue. No API key.

smeet666smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongressUpdated Aug 29, 2026

server.json

{
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "name": "io.github.smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress",
  "description": "Search inside scanned US newspapers and browse the Library of Congress catalogue. No API key.",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "version": "3.0.1",
  "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress#readme",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress/main/assets/icon-128.png",
      "mimeType": "image/png",
      "sizes": [
        "128x128"
      ]
    },
    {
      "src": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress/main/assets/icon-512.png",
      "mimeType": "image/png",
      "sizes": [
        "512x512"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "packages": [
    {
      "registryType": "npm",
      "identifier": "mcp-libraryofcongress",
      "version": "3.0.1",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "description": "Identify your own client. The project's own identifier is appended, so the Library can always reach a human.",
          "name": "LOC_USER_AGENT"
        },
        {
          "description": "Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 6000, floor 3000.",
          "name": "LOC_MIN_INTERVAL_MS"
        },
        {
          "description": "Deadline for one catalogue, record or collection request, in milliseconds. Default 30000.",
          "name": "LOC_TIMEOUT_MS"
        },
        {
          "description": "Deadline for one search_newspapers request, in milliseconds. The full-text corpus answers in tens of seconds. Default 90000.",
          "name": "LOC_NEWSPAPER_TIMEOUT_MS"
        },
        {
          "description": "silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr.",
          "name": "LOC_LOG_LEVEL"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "registryType": "mcpb",
      "identifier": "https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress/releases/download/v3.0.1/mcp-libraryofcongress-3.0.1.mcpb",
      "version": "3.0.1",
      "fileSha256": "6da8544ab82a798b0c9f56f107fc050eb99b2c8f94691778dd33d79dea1bfb12",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Permissions

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Runs code—bundlenode
Installs—npm:mcp-libraryofcongress@3.0.1mcpb:https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress/releases/download/v3.0.1/mcp-libraryofcongress-3.0.1.mcpb@3.0.1
Runs install scripts—None
NetworkNoneNone
Needs credentialsNoneNone
Outside the workspace—None
Agent tools—None

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Versions

  1. #13.0.1latestOct 7, 2026