browse_transcriptions — Open Archives MCP Tool Read-only
browse_transcriptions
(browse transcriptions) is one of 22 tools on the
Open Archives
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call browse_transcriptions from your client
- Claude Code Open Archives browse_transcriptions run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Open Archives browse_transcriptions ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Open Archives browse_transcriptions ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Open Archives browse_transcriptions .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Open Archives browse_transcriptions ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Open Archives browse_transcriptions ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Open Archives browse_transcriptions ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Open Archives browse_transcriptions ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Open Archives browse_transcriptions .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Open Archives browse_transcriptions Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Open Archives browse_transcriptions Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Open Archives browse_transcriptions pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http openarchieven-mcp-server https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/Other tools on this server
- search_records
- show_record
- match_record
- get_births_years_ago
- get_births
- get_deaths
- get_marriages
- get_archives
- get_record_stats
- get_source_type_stats
- get_event_type_stats
- get_comment_stats
- get_family_name_stats
- get_first_name_stats
- get_profession_stats
- get_breakdown
- get_historical_weather
- get_census_data
- search_transcriptions
- show_transcription
- view_transcription
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.