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NYPL Digital Collections MCP

An MCP server that provides access to the New York Public Library's Digital Collections, allowing agents to search for and retrieve details on over 900,000 digitized items including photographs, maps, manuscripts, and prints.

Package and access

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NYPL Digital Collections MCP logo, by PipeworxCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx
You need:Free API key
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What you can do with it

  • Search NYPL Digital Collections by keyword
  • Fetch full details for a specific item by ID

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-nypl 0.2.0

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-nypl package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-nypl",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Connect from your client

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nypl-digital-collections-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-nypl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nypl-digital-collections-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-nypl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "nypl-digital-collections-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-nypl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nypl-digital-collections-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-nypl@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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