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MCP live MCP 2026-07-28 streamable-http

Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

io.github.nulib/dc-api

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
1290ms
last probe
Tools
8
callable
Resources
1
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
why this score
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
8 tools, 1 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
9 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
84 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 8

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 …

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.

Resources · 1

ui://clover-viewer/mcp-app.html

UI resource for the View Work tool

ui://clover-viewer/mcp-app.html

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "northwestern_university_libraries_digital_collections_api": {
      "url": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}