MCP server

Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

io.github.nulib/dc-api

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

Working at last checkAbout 3,810 tokens per request once connected8 tools

https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: Not verified
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 8
Token cost: About 3,810 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

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 dc-api https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.dc-api]
url = "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

{"servers":{"dc-api":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add dc-api https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/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":"dc-api","server_url":"https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"dc-api","server_url":"https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"}

get-work ~89 tokens
Retrieve the full metadata for a work from the NUL Digital Collections.
list-collections ~163 tokens
List collection records from the NUL Digital Collections.
search ~1585 tokens
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
similarity-search ~205 tokens
Find works that are similar to a given work. Uses semantic similarity based on work embeddings.
view-collection ~96 tokens
View a collection from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer.
view-search-results ~1386 tokens
View results from the search-works tool in an interactive viewer.
view-similar-works ~198 tokens
View results from the similarity-search tool in an interactive viewer.
view-work ~88 tokens
View a work from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer.

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