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io.github.ianderso/dpla-catalog-mcp · v0.1.1

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Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add dpla-catalog-mcp -e DPLA_API_KEY=<DPLA_API_KEY> -e DPLA_CACHE_DIR=<DPLA_CACHE_DIR> -e DPLA_TIMEOUT=<DPLA_TIMEOUT> -e DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL=<DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL> -- uvx dpla-catalog-mcp==0.1.1
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dpla-catalog-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dpla-catalog-mcp==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DPLA_API_KEY": "<DPLA_API_KEY>",
        "DPLA_CACHE_DIR": "<DPLA_CACHE_DIR>",
        "DPLA_TIMEOUT": "<DPLA_TIMEOUT>",
        "DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL": "<DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dpla-catalog-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dpla-catalog-mcp==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DPLA_API_KEY": "<DPLA_API_KEY>",
        "DPLA_CACHE_DIR": "<DPLA_CACHE_DIR>",
        "DPLA_TIMEOUT": "<DPLA_TIMEOUT>",
        "DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL": "<DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "dpla-catalog-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dpla-catalog-mcp==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DPLA_API_KEY": "<DPLA_API_KEY>",
        "DPLA_CACHE_DIR": "<DPLA_CACHE_DIR>",
        "DPLA_TIMEOUT": "<DPLA_TIMEOUT>",
        "DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL": "<DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
DPLA_API_KEY
Required, secret		Your DPLA API key: 32 letters, digits or hyphens. Free; request it with POST https://api.dp.la/v2/api_key/YOUR_EMAIL and it arrives by email.
DPLA_CACHE_DIR
Optional		Directory for the on-disk response cache.
DPLA_TIMEOUT
Optional		HTTP timeout in seconds.
DPLA_MIN_INTERVAL
Optional		Least seconds between the start of one request to DPLA and the next.

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published6 Oct 2026
Last updated6 Oct 2026
Registry nameio.github.ianderso/dpla-catalog-mcp

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