NARA Catalog MCP Server

io.github.ianderso/nara-catalog-mcp

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What is the NARA Catalog MCP server?

Genealogical research in the US National Archives Catalog: records, transcriptions, page images.

How to install NARA Catalog

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

NARA_API_KEY
required
secret
Catalog API key, requested from the National Archives Catalog API team.
NARA_CACHE_DIR
Directory for the on-disk response cache.
NARA_TIMEOUT
HTTP timeout in seconds.
NARA_MONTHLY_CALL_BUDGET
Calls per month the key allows, reported by api_budget.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nara-catalog-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nara-catalog-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NARA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_NARA_API_KEY>",
        "NARA_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_NARA_CACHE_DIR>",
        "NARA_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_NARA_TIMEOUT>",
        "NARA_MONTHLY_CALL_BUDGET": "<YOUR_NARA_MONTHLY_CALL_BUDGET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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