Alexandria Archive

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How to connect

Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alexandria-archive": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

8 tools

• search_archive

  Search historical photographs, documents, maps, articles, and events of the Alexandria Archive. Query can be Arabic or English (e.g. 'Stanley Bridge', 'كوم الدكة'). Returns titles and canonical URLs.

• get_article

  Fetch one published article by numeric id — returns a public preview in Arabic and English plus metadata. Sign in on the website to read the full article.

• list_recent_articles

  List the most recently published articles (id, title, excerpt, date, URL).

• list_institutions

  List museums, libraries, archives and other institutions that publish their collections on the Alexandria Archive. Returns name, type, item count and canonical URL.

• get_institution

  Fetch a single institution by its slug — description, history, contact details, and a sample of its published archive items with canonical URLs. Use this to answer questions about a specific institution's holdings, or to find items available for licensing.

• list_upcoming_events

  List the Alexandria Archive's upcoming events — heritage walks, workshops, talks — soonest first, with date, place, price in Egyptian pounds (or free) and the page where a person books a seat. Use for questions like 'what is on in Alexandria this week' or 'a history walk in…

• list_store_products

  List products on sale in the Alexandria Archive's store — prints, books and gifts about the city — with price in Egyptian pounds and the product page. Sales support the archive.

• get_licensing_info

  Explain how an image or document from the Alexandria Archive may be reused or licensed (publication, broadcast, commercial use), and where the request is made. Pass itemId for one archive record; omit it for the general terms.

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