MCP server

Alexandria Archive Official

com.alexandria-archive/archive

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

History of Alexandria, Egypt: search the archive, read articles, find events and prints.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

alexandria-archive.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

8

Token cost

About 943 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http archive https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.archive]
url = "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"archive":{"httpUrl":"https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"archive":{"url":"https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"archive":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add archive https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"archive","server_url":"https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"archive","server_url":"https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"}

Tools

• get_article ~89 tokens
  Fetch one published article by numeric id — returns full markdown text in Arabic and English plus metadata.
• get_institution ~160 tokens
  Fetch a single institution by its slug — description, history, contact details, and a sample of its published archive items with canonical URLs. Use this to answer questions about a specific institution's holdings, or to find items available for licensing.
• get_licensing_info ~128 tokens
  Explain how an image or document from the Alexandria Archive may be reused or licensed (publication, broadcast, commercial use), and where the request is made. Pass itemId for one archive record; omit it for the general terms.
• list_institutions ~132 tokens
  List museums, libraries, archives and other institutions that publish their collections on the Alexandria Archive. Returns name, type, item count and canonical URL.
• list_recent_articles ~76 tokens
  List the most recently published articles (id, title, excerpt, date, URL).
• list_store_products ~105 tokens
  List products on sale in the Alexandria Archive's store — prints, books and gifts about the city — with price in Egyptian pounds and the product page. Sales support the archive.
• list_upcoming_events ~137 tokens
  List the Alexandria Archive's upcoming events — heritage walks, workshops, talks — soonest first, with date, place, price in Egyptian pounds (or free) and the page where a person books a seat. Use for questions like 'what is on in Alexandria this week' or 'a history walk in Alexandria'.
• search_archive ~116 tokens
  Search historical photographs, documents, maps, articles, and events of the Alexandria Archive. Query can be Arabic or English (e.g. 'Stanley Bridge', 'كوم الدكة'). Returns titles and canonical URLs.

Browse

• Converting to Markdown

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