Northwestern Digital Collections API MCP Server

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

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What is the Northwestern Digital Collections API MCP Server?

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

What you get

The env.json file contains environment variable values for the lambda functions defined in the API for use in local development. You can create an env.json file containing the values to run the API against your dev data by running:

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CHAOS_CONFIGConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
NEXT_PUBLIC_DCAPI_ENDPOINTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
WORK_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
FILE_SET_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Northwestern Digital Collections API MCP to Meadow.”

Frequently asked questions

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