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swiss-academic-libraries-mcp

An open-source MCP server that connects AI models to Swiss academic library infrastructure via standardised, open protocols like SRU and OAI-PMH. It provides read-only access to the swisscovery union catalogue, digital platforms for historical prints, periodicals, and manuscripts, and open-access legal literature metadata without requiring API keys.

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swiss-academic-libraries-mcp logo, by malkreideCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by malkreide
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What you can do with it

  • Search the swisscovery union catalogue using full CQL syntax for books and articles
  • Harvest metadata from e-rara, e-periodica, and e-manuscripta via OAI-PMH
  • Resolve DOIs to retrieve title, ISSN, ISBN, and author information
  • Search open-access legal scholarship from sui generis and Repositorium.ch

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.3.0
mcp-registry: io.github.malkreide/swiss-academic-libraries-mcp@1.3.0Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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swiss-academic-libraries-mcp 1.3.0

pypiuvx
swiss-academic-libraries-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "1.3.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi"
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp==1.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp==1.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp==1.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "swiss-academic-libraries-mcp==1.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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