German Archives MCP Server
by iandersoio.github.ianderso/german-archives-mcpv0.3.0
German archive finding aids (DDB); civil and church registers of BW, NRW, RLP and Hesse.
context tax
pending
security
100/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Active7d ago
Our reading of German Archives, from the data
German Archives is an MCP server from ianderso, listed in the official MCP Registry.
We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.
Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 7 days ago (2026-10-11).
It runs locally on your machine over stdio.
Install German Archives MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add german-archives -- uvx german-archives-mcpInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"german-archives": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"german-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"german-archives": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"german-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"german-archives": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"german-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"german-archives": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"german-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Configuration
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERMAN_ARCHIVES_CACHE_DIR | — | — | Directory for the on-disk response cache, and for the APERTUS volume PDFs kept for reading further pages. |
| GERMAN_ARCHIVES_TIMEOUT | — | — | HTTP timeout in seconds for one request. Image downloads get 120 s to read. |
| GERMAN_ARCHIVES_MIN_INTERVAL | — | — | Least seconds between two requests to one host. Never below 2; database searches and APERTUS volume downloads wait 10. |
| GERMAN_ARCHIVES_CONTACT | — | — | An email address or URL appended to the User-Agent, so an archive can reach whoever runs the server. |
| GERMAN_ARCHIVES_DOWNLOAD_DIR | — | — | An existing folder. When set, the image tools save only inside it; needed to save under ~/Library, such as an iCloud Drive folder. |
| GERMAN_ARCHIVES_PDF_CACHE_DAYS | — | — | Days a downloaded APERTUS volume PDF is kept for reading further pages (at most 30). |
| GERMAN_ARCHIVES_PDF_CACHE_MB | — | — | Most megabytes of APERTUS volume PDFs kept on disk; the least recently read go first (at least 100). |
Security signals
100/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
No findings from the checks that ran.
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules
Freshness
Active — last maintenance signal 7d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-11 · 7d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-11 · 7d ago · GitHub · v0.3.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-11 · 7d ago · official registry · v0.3.0
FAQ
›How do I install the German Archives MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add german-archives -- uvx german-archives-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does German Archives require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use German Archives as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is German Archives in the official MCP registry?
Yes, as io.github.ianderso/german-archives-mcp.
Sources and method
- Official MCP Registry entry
- updated 2026-10-11
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Package registry (npm / PyPI)
- listed
- Security signals, computed by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.