Video History Project
Search experimental video history, read public records, follow sources and export citations.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"research": {
"url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http research https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp{
"servers": {
"research": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"
}
}
}6 tools, verified live
export_citationsread-onlyExport citations for 1–25 VHP IDs or URLs. format is text or ris; target is publication (the cataloged work) or page (the VHP web page). Missing publication metadata returns a per-item error; choose page to cite a biography or history page.
get_recordread-onlyRead a public VHP record by ID or VHP URL, resolving old addresses locally. Returns metadata, source links, citations and a section of existing text. Default section is body; choose other section names from sections. Follow content.nextOffset with the same section and version for complete text. Linked scans are not read.
list_termsread-onlyFind catalog author or subject filter keys by part of a name. Returns exact keys, display labels and counts of discoverable records. field is author or subject. Follow nextPage; use a returned key in search_records.
search_recordsread-onlySearch public VHP records by words or quoted phrases. Empty query browses. Combine exact author/subject keys from list_terms, recorded years and a type from describe_collection. Follow nextPage. Excerpts label their source; read get_record before quoting.
get_related_recordsread-onlyGet the site's existing similarity suggestions for a public record. These are research leads, not evidence of a historical relationship. May return no suggestions when the index has none or the editor has disabled them.
describe_collectionread-onlyDescribe the Video History Project collection, searchable text, filters, citation practices and response limits. Useful when beginning research.
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