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tna-discovery-mcp

An independent, read-only MCP server for the UK National Archives' Discovery catalogue. It allows agents to search record descriptions, browse series and pieces, and specifically find soldiers' service documents in the WO 97 series. It parses genealogical data like name, birthplace, and regiment for family history research.

Package and access

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tna-discovery-mcp logo, by iandersoCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by ianderso
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What you can do with it

  • Search the catalogue by words, series, department, or holder
  • Retrieve full record descriptions by ID or reference
  • Browse records within a series or piece hierarchy
  • Find soldiers in WO 97 by name, regiment, or birthplace

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.0
mcp-registry: io.github.ianderso/tna-discovery-mcp@0.1.0Source repository
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Packages and installation

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tna-discovery-mcp 0.1.0

pypiuvx
tna-discovery-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "tna-discovery-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT",
      "default": "30",
      "description": "HTTP timeout in seconds for one request."
    },
    {
      "name": "TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL",
      "default": "1",
      "description": "Least seconds between two requests. Never below 1, TNA's guideline."
    },
    {
      "name": "TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET",
      "default": "3000",
      "description": "Requests a day (UTC) before tools refuse. At most 3000, TNA's guideline."
    },
    {
      "name": "TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT",
      "description": "An email address or URL appended to the User-Agent, so The National Archives can reach whoever runs the server."
    },
    {
      "name": "TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR",
      "default": "~/.local/state/tna-discovery-mcp",
      "description": "Directory for the day's call count, the one file the server writes (a date and a number)."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tna-discovery-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tna-discovery-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tna-discovery-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tna-discovery-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "tna-discovery-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tna-discovery-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tna-discovery-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tna-discovery-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_MIN_INTERVAL>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_DAILY_BUDGET>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_CONTACT>",
        "TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_TNA_DISCOVERY_STATE_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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