DPLA Catalog

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Search the Digital Public Library of America; reach the holding institution's record and images.

Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add io.github.ianderso/dpla-catalog-mcp

Requires Python 3.10+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

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Required Environment Variables

DPLA_API_KEY
Your DPLA API key: 32 letters, digits or hyphens. Free; request it with POST https://api.dp.la/v2/api_key/YOUR_EMAIL and it arrives by email.

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.ianderso/dpla-catalog-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dpla-catalog-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DPLA_API_KEY": "",
        "DPLA_CACHE_DIR": "~/.cache/dpla-catalog-mcp",
        "DPLA_TIMEOUT": "30",
        "DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL": "0.25"
      }
    }
  }
}

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