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Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

io.github.nulib/dc-api · v2.11.15

Measured by MCP Station

Last check	Reachable
Checked at	—
Check success 7 / 30 days	—
First-try success 30 days	—
Median response	—
Lookups 30 days	—
Authentication	No auth
MCP version	2025-06-18
Rank score	—
Declared risk	Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
Capabilities declared	resources, tools
Tool definitions	8 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100%

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

streamable-http · 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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dc-api": {
      "url": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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 provided, the natural language query will take priority, using the specified field values as additional constraints. The result will also incl
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.

Repository · JSON · Text for agents · Registry updated 2026-09-15