Norway Archives MCP Server
by iandersoio.github.ianderso/norway-archives-mcpv0.1.0
Norway's church books, censuses and scans, National Library books, and place names.
context tax
pending
security
100/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Active8d ago
Our reading of Norway Archives, from the data
Norway 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 8 days ago (2026-10-11).
It runs locally on your machine over stdio.
Install Norway Archives MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add norway-archives -- uvx norway-archives-mcpInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"norway-archives": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"norway-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"norway-archives": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"norway-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"norway-archives": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"norway-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"norway-archives": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"norway-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Configuration
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORWAY_ARCHIVES_CACHE_DIR | — | — | Directory for the on-disk cache and the daily request count. |
| NORWAY_ARCHIVES_TIMEOUT | — | — | HTTP timeout in seconds for one request. Image downloads get 120 s to read. |
| NORWAY_ARCHIVES_DA_INTERVAL | — | — | Least seconds between two Digitalarkivet requests. Never below 5. |
| NORWAY_ARCHIVES_DA_DAILY_BUDGET | — | — | Most live Digitalarkivet requests per UTC day. Cached answers are free. |
| NORWAY_ARCHIVES_CONTACT | — | — | An email address or URL appended to the User-Agent, so an archive can reach whoever runs the server. |
| NORWAY_ARCHIVES_DOWNLOAD_DIR | — | — | An existing folder. When set, the downloads save only inside it; needed to save under ~/Library, such as an iCloud Drive folder. |
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 8d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-11 · 8d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-11 · 8d ago · GitHub · v0.1.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-11 · 8d ago · official registry · v0.1.0
FAQ
›How do I install the Norway Archives MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add norway-archives -- uvx norway-archives-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does Norway Archives require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use Norway Archives as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is Norway Archives in the official MCP registry?
Yes, as io.github.ianderso/norway-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
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