MCP server

Open Archives

io.github.coret/openarchieven-mcp-server

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

MCP server for Open Archives: Dutch genealogical records and historical page transcriptions.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

22

Token cost

About 4,164 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 openarchieven-mcp-server https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.openarchieven-mcp-server]
url = "https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"openarchieven-mcp-server":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"openarchieven-mcp-server":{"url":"https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"openarchieven-mcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add openarchieven-mcp-server https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/

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":"openarchieven-mcp-server","server_url":"https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openarchieven-mcp-server","server_url":"https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/"}

Tools

• browse_transcriptions Browses the web · ~263 tokens
  Browse transcriptions hierarchically Returns a hierarchical browse of available page transcriptions. Mirrors `/transcripties/lijst/`. Three modes, depending on the supplied filters: * No filter — top-level list of source archives ordered by total transcription count (descending). * `archive_code` —
• get_archives ~124 tokens
  List all archives with statistics Returns an array of all participating archives including their archive code (used in other API calls), name, homepage URL, Twitter handle, ISIL code and search URL on Open Archives. Note: version 1.1 adds ISIL codes and removes defunct ArchiefWiki links.
• get_births ~123 tokens
  Finds birth records
• get_births_years_ago ~154 tokens
  List births that occurred a specified number of years ago Returns a list of birth records for people born exactly the specified number of years ago from today. Note: version 1.1 uses `archive_code` instead of `archive` and includes the archive name and record URL.
• get_breakdown ~374 tokens
  Cross-tabulation aggregation grouped by one dimension Returns record counts filtered by any combination of archive, source type, event type, event place and year range, grouped by ONE chosen dimension (archive, sourcetype, eventtype, place or year). Use this endpoint to answer questions such as "ho
• get_census_data ~204 tokens
  Dutch census data for a place and year Retrieves census data for a Dutch place or municipality for the census year nearest to the specified year. Available census years: 1795, 1830, 1840, 1849, 1859, 1869, 1879, 1889, 1899. Data sources: Volkstellingen.nl (DANS) and Gemeentegeschiedenis.nl. Either
• get_comment_stats ~142 tokens
  Comment count statistics Returns the total number of validated comments made on records. When no archive_code is provided, the global total is returned. When an archive code is provided, the count for that archive is returned. Note: version 1.1 uses `archive_code` instead of `archive`.
• get_deaths ~113 tokens
  Finds death records
• get_event_type_stats ~148 tokens
  Record count statistics per event type Returns statistics about event types. Without an archive_code all event types across the entire dataset are returned with total counts. With an archive_code, only event types for that archive are returned. Note: version 1.1 uses `archive_code` instead of `arch
• get_family_name_stats ~214 tokens
  Family name frequency statistics Returns the number of times family names appear in events for the selected source types, place and period. Results are ordered by frequency. Open Archives uses this endpoint to power its family name frequency visualisation.
• get_first_name_stats ~172 tokens
  First name frequency statistics for a given place and year Returns the top-X list of first names in the specified place and year. When a person has multiple forenames, only the first is counted. Currently only Amsterdam is available as a place.
• get_historical_weather ~218 tokens
  Historical weather measurements for a date and location Returns historical weather measurements from the nearest Dutch weather station for the specified date and coordinates. Data sources are the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI): measurements 1701–1905 and 1901–2014. Note: this end
• get_marriages ~133 tokens
  Finds marriage records of couples (bride or groom)
• get_profession_stats ~191 tokens
  Profession frequency statistics Returns the number of times professions appear in records for the selected period and place. Results are ordered by frequency. Open Archives uses this endpoint to power its profession frequency visualisation.
• get_record_stats ~159 tokens
  Record count statistics per archive Returns record count statistics. When no archive is specified, all archives are listed with their total number of records. When an archive code is specified, the source types available for that archive are returned with their individual record counts. Note: versi
• get_source_type_stats ~152 tokens
  Record count statistics per source type Returns statistics about source types. Without an archive_code all source types across the entire dataset are returned with total record counts. With an archive_code, only source types for that archive are returned. Note: version 1.1 uses `archive_code` inste
• match_record ~151 tokens
  Match a person to birth and death records Searches the genealogical dataset by exact name and birth year and returns the Open Archives URIs of birth records, death records and registrations in which the person is mentioned.
• search_records ~274 tokens
  Search genealogical records Searches the genealogical dataset and returns found persons and records. Supports filtering by archive, source type, event place, birth place, relation type and country. Results are pageable and sortable. Note: version 1.1 uses `archive_code` instead of `archive`.
• search_transcriptions ~286 tokens
  Full-text search across page transcriptions Performs a full-text search across the page transcriptions of historical documents indexed by Open Archives. Mirrors the search UI at `/transcripties/zoek.php`. Results are ordered by Elasticsearch relevance (the order is fixed and cannot be overridden) a
• show_record ~189 tokens
  Show a single genealogical record Returns one specific genealogical record in JSON format (UTF-8). The response conforms to the Archive 2 All (A2A) model. Also available as XML, GEDCOM, Turtle (TTL) and N-Triples (NT) by changing the file extension in the URL. Note: version 1.1 features improved JS
• show_transcription ~140 tokens
  Retrieve a single transcription Returns the full transcript of a single page along with its source citation. Mirrors `/transcripties/toon/<id>`. AI-generated summaries are deliberately not returned by this endpoint.
• view_transcription ~240 tokens
  Open one or more transcribed document pages in an interactive deep-zoom viewer with the transcription text alongside. Pass page identifiers returned by search_transcriptions / browse_transcriptions (form <ISIL>_<archive>_<page>, e.g. NL-SdmGA_1504889_11). Optionally highlight a term in the transcrip

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