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mcp-databnf

An MCP server that connects chat clients to the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) open data service. It allows agents to search authority records for authors and works, retrieve full record details, list works by an author, list editions of a work, and find digitised copies in Gallica. It requires no API key or account.

Package and access

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mcp-databnf logo, by smeet666Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by smeet666
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What you can do with it

  • Search for an author or work by name
  • Read a full author or work record
  • List editions of a specific work
  • Find digitised copies in Gallica

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 2.2.0MIT
mcp-registry: io.github.smeet666/mcp-databnf@2.2.0Source repositoryProject website
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Latest release
v2.2.0
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Packages and installation

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mcp-databnf 2.2.0

npm
mcp-databnf package definition
{
  "version": "2.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp-databnf",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "BNF_USER_AGENT",
      "description": "Identify your own client. The project's own identifier is appended, so the BnF can always reach a person."
    },
    {
      "name": "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS",
      "description": "Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 3000, which is also the floor."
    },
    {
      "name": "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "description": "Deadline for one SPARQL query, in milliseconds. Default 60000."
    },
    {
      "name": "BNF_MAX_RETRIES",
      "description": "Attempts after a busy answer. Default 3."
    },
    {
      "name": "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS",
      "description": "How long an answer is kept in memory, in milliseconds. Default 900000. Zero turns the cache off."
    },
    {
      "name": "BNF_LOG_LEVEL",
      "description": "silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr."
    }
  ]
}

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Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-databnf-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-databnf-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-databnf-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-databnf-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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