Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API
Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"dc-api": {
"url": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http dc-api https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp{
"servers": {
"dc-api": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"dc-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nulib/dc-api-mcp@2.11.15"
]
}
}
}claude mcp add dc-api -- npx -y @nulib/dc-api-mcp@2.11.158 tools, verified live
searchread-onlySearch 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 provided, the natural language query will take priority, using the specified field values as additional constraints. The result will also include a list of aggregations that show how many results match different values for certain fields. For
get-workread-onlyRetrieve the full metadata for a work from the NUL Digital Collections.
list-collectionsread-onlyList collection records from the NUL Digital Collections.
similarity-searchread-onlyFind works that are similar to a given work. Uses semantic similarity based on work embeddings.
view-workread-onlyView a work from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer.
view-collectionread-onlyView a collection from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer.
view-search-resultsread-onlyView results from the search-works tool in an interactive viewer.
view-similar-worksread-onlyView results from the similarity-search tool in an interactive viewer.
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