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io.github.ianderso/snac-archives-mcp · v0.1.0

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claude mcp add snac-archives-mcp -e SNAC_API_URL=<SNAC_API_URL> -e SNAC_CACHE_DIR=<SNAC_CACHE_DIR> -e SNAC_TIMEOUT=<SNAC_TIMEOUT> -e SNAC_CONTACT=<SNAC_CONTACT> -- uvx snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SNAC_API_URL": "<SNAC_API_URL>",
        "SNAC_CACHE_DIR": "<SNAC_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SNAC_TIMEOUT": "<SNAC_TIMEOUT>",
        "SNAC_CONTACT": "<SNAC_CONTACT>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SNAC_API_URL": "<SNAC_API_URL>",
        "SNAC_CACHE_DIR": "<SNAC_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SNAC_TIMEOUT": "<SNAC_TIMEOUT>",
        "SNAC_CONTACT": "<SNAC_CONTACT>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "snac-archives-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp==0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SNAC_API_URL": "<SNAC_API_URL>",
        "SNAC_CACHE_DIR": "<SNAC_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SNAC_TIMEOUT": "<SNAC_TIMEOUT>",
        "SNAC_CONTACT": "<SNAC_CONTACT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

NameDescription
SNAC_API_URL
Optional
The SNAC REST API endpoint.
SNAC_CACHE_DIR
Optional
Directory for the on-disk response cache.
SNAC_TIMEOUT
Optional
HTTP timeout in seconds. Holdings lists get 120 s of their own.
SNAC_CONTACT
Optional
An email address or URL appended to the User-Agent, so SNAC can reach whoever runs the server.

Details

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

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