Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API
Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API
| Endpoint | https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp (streamable-http) |
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| Registry version | 2.12.0 |
| Now | 8 tools · grade B (80) · pin ts_1c0f20e6b3572a3a97e37051604aa4c4 · protocol 2025-06-18 |
| First / last listed | 2026-11-06 01:12 UTC / 2026-11-06 01:12 UTC |
| Grade over time | 2026-11-06: B (80), 8 tools |
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Tools: search get-work list-collections similarity-search view-work view-collection view-search-results view-similar-works
search | Search for works in the Digital Collections using field-based and/or natural language queries. If both a natural language query and specific field values are provided, the natural language query will take priority, using the specified field values as additional constraints. The result will also include a list of aggregations that show how many results match different values for certain fields. For params: query, fields, public_only, max_results, page |
get-work | Retrieve the full metadata for a work from the NUL Digital Collections. params: work_id* |
list-collections | List collection records from the NUL Digital Collections. params: public_only, max_results, page |
similarity-search | Find works that are similar to a given work. Uses semantic similarity based on work embeddings. params: work_id*, public_only, max_results, page |
view-work | View a work from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer. params: work_id* |
view-collection | View a collection from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer. params: collection_id* |
view-search-results | View results from the search-works tool in an interactive viewer. params: query, fields, public_only, max_results, page |
view-similar-works | View results from the similarity-search tool in an interactive viewer. params: work_id*, public_only, max_results, page |
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