MCP server

Us National Archives

io.github.pipeworx-io/us-national-archives

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

US National Archives Catalog (NARA): search the federal government's permanent records…

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,182 tokens per request once connected45 tools

Website Source

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/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 27,182 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 Cursor Add to VS Code VS 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 us-national-archives https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.us-national-archives]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"us-national-archives":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"us-national-archives":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"us-national-archives":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add us-national-archives https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/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":"us-national-archives","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"us-national-archives","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-national-archives/mcp"}

Tools

nara_digital_objects ~207 tokens
List the digitised files attached to one US National Archives Catalog record — scanned page images, PDFs, audio and video — with a direct, public-domain download URL, file type and size for each. Use after nara_search or nara_record when you want the actual document rather than its description. Exam
nara_record ~180 tokens
Fetch one US National Archives Catalog record in full by its NAID (National Archives Identifier, the number in a catalog.archives.gov/id/ URL). Returns title, scope and content note, dates, access and use restrictions, the full archival hierarchy back to the record group, and the digital objects att
nara_search ~492 tokens
Keyword-search the US National Archives Catalog — the descriptions of the federal government's permanent records: agency files, military service and unit records, photographs, motion pictures, maps, treaties, presidential library holdings and artifacts. Returns each record's NAID, title, dates, arch

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