Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) MCP Server

Read-only access to the Islam West Africa Collection via Hugging Face datasets.

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What is the Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) MCP Server?

Read-only access to the Islam West Africa Collection via Hugging Face datasets.

The short version

Each release ships a server bundle for your operating system plus a research-skill .zip. The .mcpb gives Claude the data and tools; the .zip adds a research skill that teaches Claude how to use them. Install the server first, then install the skill too — strongly recommended for getting the most out of the tools: it makes Claude search and synthesize far more efficiently, with fewer wasted queries.

IWAC is a digital archive focused on Islam and Muslims in West Africa:

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 13 tools. What each one is for:

  • Data — parquet files from the
  • Transports — stdio (the default — what the Claude Desktop .mcpb uses),
  • Group — Tools
  • Cross-subset — search, fetch
  • Articles — search_articles, get_article, semantic_search_articles
  • Sentiment — search_by_sentiment, get_sentiment_distribution
  • Index — search_index, get_index_entry, list_subjects, list_locations, list_persons
  • Stats — get_collection_stats, get_newspaper_stats, get_country_comparison, get_temporal_distribution
  • Aggregates — get_topic_distribution, get_field_distribution, get_cooccurrence, get_lexical_metrics, get_place_distribution, get_semantic_map, get_similar_items
  • Publications — search_publications, list_periodicals, get_publication_fulltext, semantic_search_publications
  • References — search_references, get_reference
  • Images — search_images, get_image, semantic_search_images

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How to install the Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iwac": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "npm"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) to Data.”
  • “Use Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) to Transports.”
  • “Use Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC) to Group.”

Frequently asked questions

Read-only access to the Islam West Africa Collection via Hugging Face datasets. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.