Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

Name: Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API
Author: nulib

MCP serverMCP

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

by nulibrepository ↗v2.11.15

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30-day availability109/109 checks ok

Endpoints

https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcpmcp streamable http · checked on a schedule
npm:@nulib/dc-api-mcppackage npm · not network-checkable
oci:ghcr.io/nulib/dc-api-mcp:2.11.10package oci · not network-checkable
oci:ghcr.io/nulib/dc-api-mcp:2.11.14package oci · not network-checkable
oci:ghcr.io/nulib/dc-api-mcp:2.11.15package oci · not network-checkable

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when	check	result	http	latency	detail
5 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	155 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
12 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	137 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
18 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	133 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
24 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	1778 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
30 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	595 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	587 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	120 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	270 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	121 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	110 ms	server dc-api-mcp 2.11.15 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 8 tools

Tools observed via MCP handshake

search — Search for works in the Digital Collections using field-based and/or natural language queries. If both a natural language query and specific field values are pr
get-work — Retrieve the full metadata for a work from the NUL Digital Collections.
list-collections — List collection records from the NUL Digital Collections.
similarity-search — Find works that are similar to a given work. Uses semantic similarity based on work embeddings.
view-work — View a work from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer.
view-collection — View a collection from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer.
view-search-results — View results from the search-works tool in an interactive viewer.
view-similar-works — View results from the similarity-search tool in an interactive viewer.

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name Official MCP Registry

repoUrl Official MCP Registry

summary Official MCP Registry

version Official MCP Registry

description Official MCP Registry

publisherName Official MCP Registry

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Official MCP Registryio.github.nulib/dc-api

first seen 1 mo ago · fetched 2 d agoopen ↗

Field history (8 recent events)

23 d ago · declared · version → "2.11.15"
25 d ago · declared · version → "2.11.14"
1 mo ago · declared · publisherName → "nulib"
1 mo ago · declared · repoUrl → "https://github.com/nulib/dc-api-v2"
1 mo ago · declared · summary → "Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API"
1 mo ago · declared · protocols → ["mcp"]
1 mo ago · declared · version → "2.11.10"
1 mo ago · declared · description → "Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API"

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