MCP server

Nypl

io.github.pipeworx-io/nypl

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

NYPL Digital Collections MCP.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

44

Token cost

About 26,613 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 nypl https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nypl/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• item ~120 tokens
  Fetch full details for one NYPL Digital Collections item by id — an NYPL item uuid (from search).
• search ~190 tokens
  Search the NYPL Digital Collections collection by keyword. Returns matching items with ids (pass an id to item), titles, creators/sources, dates and links.

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