Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API for Claude.ai

io.github.nulib/dc-api

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

client:Claude.ai transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:8

Install Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API in Claude.ai

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp

Claude on the web takes a remote URL and completes OAuth in the browser. For a packaged server use Claude Desktop or Claude Code instead. Claude.ai docs

What Claude.ai can do once it is connected

search
get-work
list-collections
similarity-search
view-work
view-collection
view-search-results
view-similar-works

Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API in other clients

Claude Code
Claude Desktop
Cursor
VS Code
Zed
Windsurf
Cline
Gemini CLI
Grok
ChatGPT
LangChain

Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API MCP server