search_records — Open Archives MCP Tool Read-only
search_records
(search records) 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 search_records from your client
- Claude Code Open Archives search_records run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Open Archives search_records ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Open Archives search_records ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Open Archives search_records .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Open Archives search_records ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Open Archives search_records ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Open Archives search_records ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Open Archives search_records ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Open Archives search_records .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Open Archives search_records Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Open Archives search_records Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Open Archives search_records pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http openarchieven-mcp-server https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/Other tools on this server
- 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
- browse_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.