MCP server

Hathitrust

io.github.pipeworx-io/hathitrust

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

HathiTrust Bibliographic API MCP.

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,011 tokens per request once connected45 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 45
Token cost: About 27,011 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

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 hathitrust https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.hathitrust]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"hathitrust":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"hathitrust":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"hathitrust":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add hathitrust https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/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":"hathitrust","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"hathitrust","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp"}

check_full_view ~218 tokens
Convenience check: given an identifier, report whether a readable (full-view) scanned copy exists on HathiTrust, how many copies are readable, and direct reading URLs. Keyless. Requires a free Pipeworx account (https://pipeworx.io/signup); anonymous and X-API-Key-only calls are refused.
get_record ~219 tokens
Get a single HathiTrust catalog record by its record number, with the full structured bibliographic metadata (titles, ISBNs, ISSNs, OCLCs, LCCNs, publish dates, record URL) and the complete list of scanned copies flagged full-view vs limited. e.g. record_number "009166282" ("A manual for the study o
lookup_by_identifier ~271 tokens
Look up HathiTrust's digitized-book holdings by a standard identifier (OCLC, LCCN, ISSN, ISBN, HathiTrust item id, or catalog record number). Returns the bibliographic record(s) plus every scanned copy, each flagged full-view (readable online) or limited (search-only) based on its rights code. Keyle

Opencitations
OpenCitations MCP — citation index (COCI + general Index API).
Research papers
arXiv, PubMed, Crossref and OpenAlex scholarly metadata.
Compensation Professional — compensation library, answers, and wage-compliance data
Read-only access to Compensation Professional's compensation-focused book library, query-shaped...
The Family Almanac — parenting library, guide metadata, and magazine
Read-only access to The Family Almanac's parenting-focused book library, grounded guide metadata...
Balthasar & Speyr Catalogue
Public catalogue, semantic search and source texts of Hans Urs von Balthasar and Adrienne von Speyr.
ResearchPilot
Plan and verify evidence-aware research workflows with specialist execution receipts.
Lens Org
Lens.org MCP — patent + scholarly platform.
Penwright — writing-craft library, guide metadata, and magazine
Read-only access to Penwright's writing-craft book library, grounded guide metadata (card-level...

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