DPLA Catalog MCP Server

DPLA Catalog is an MCP integration. Search the Digital Public Library of America; reach the holding institution's record and images.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is dpla-catalog-mcp, version 0.1.1. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares DPLA_API_KEY (required): Your DPLA API key: 32 letters, digits or hyphens. Free; request it with POST https://api.dp.la/v2/api_key/YOUR_EMAIL and it arrives by email.; DPLA_CACHE_DIR: Directory for the on-disk response cache.; DPLA_TIMEOUT: HTTP timeout in seconds.; DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL: Least seconds between the start of one request to DPLA and the next..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.1.1 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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