NARA Catalog MCP Server

Genealogical research in the US National Archives Catalog: records, transcriptions, page images.

Local serverstdio

What is the NARA Catalog MCP Server?

NARA Catalog is an MCP integration. Genealogical research in the US National Archives Catalog: records, transcriptions, page images.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is nara-catalog-mcp, version 1.1.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares NARA_API_KEY (required): Catalog API key, requested from the National Archives Catalog API team.; NARA_CACHE_DIR: Directory for the on-disk response cache.; NARA_TIMEOUT: HTTP timeout in seconds.; NARA_MONTHLY_CALL_BUDGET: Calls per month the key allows, reported by api_budget..

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 1.1.0 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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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
NARA_API_KEYCatalog API key, requested from the National Archives Catalog API team.Yes
NARA_CACHE_DIRDirectory for the on-disk response cache.Optional
NARA_TIMEOUTHTTP timeout in seconds.Optional
NARA_MONTHLY_CALL_BUDGETCalls per month the key allows, reported by api_budget.Optional