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SNAC Archives MCP

An independent MCP server that searches the SNAC Cooperative's index of archival collections, people, families, and organizations to identify which archive holds specific papers. It provides read-only tools to find collections by title, retrieve full collection details including finding aids, search name records, and build ArchiveGrid searches for genealogy and history research.

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SNAC Archives MCP logo, by iandersoCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by ianderso
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What you can do with it

  • Find archival collections by keywords in their title
  • Retrieve full collection details including repository and finding aids
  • Search for people, families, or organizations in the SNAC index
  • Build ArchiveGrid searches to locate additional holdings

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.0
mcp-registry: io.github.ianderso/snac-archives-mcp@0.1.0Source repository
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snac-archives-mcp 0.1.0

pypiuvx
snac-archives-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "snac-archives-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SNAC_API_URL",
      "default": "https://api.snaccooperative.org/",
      "description": "The SNAC REST API endpoint."
    },
    {
      "name": "SNAC_CACHE_DIR",
      "default": "~/.cache/snac-archives-mcp",
      "description": "Directory for the on-disk response cache."
    },
    {
      "name": "SNAC_TIMEOUT",
      "default": "60",
      "description": "HTTP timeout in seconds. Holdings lists get 120 s of their own."
    },
    {
      "name": "SNAC_CONTACT",
      "description": "An email address or URL appended to the User-Agent, so SNAC can reach whoever runs the server."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SNAC_API_URL": "<YOUR_SNAC_API_URL>",
        "SNAC_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SNAC_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SNAC_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SNAC_TIMEOUT>",
        "SNAC_CONTACT": "<YOUR_SNAC_CONTACT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SNAC_API_URL": "<YOUR_SNAC_API_URL>",
        "SNAC_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SNAC_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SNAC_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SNAC_TIMEOUT>",
        "SNAC_CONTACT": "<YOUR_SNAC_CONTACT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "snac-archives-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SNAC_API_URL": "<YOUR_SNAC_API_URL>",
        "SNAC_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SNAC_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SNAC_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SNAC_TIMEOUT>",
        "SNAC_CONTACT": "<YOUR_SNAC_CONTACT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SNAC_API_URL": "<YOUR_SNAC_API_URL>",
        "SNAC_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SNAC_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SNAC_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SNAC_TIMEOUT>",
        "SNAC_CONTACT": "<YOUR_SNAC_CONTACT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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