SNAC Archives MCP Server

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Find which archive holds the papers: SNAC's index of archival collections, plus ArchiveGrid links.

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Install SNAC Archives MCP server

claude mcp add snac-archives -- uvx snac-archives-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "snac-archives": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snac-archives": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "snac-archives-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
SNAC_API_URL	—	—	The SNAC REST API endpoint.
SNAC_CACHE_DIR	—	—	Directory for the on-disk response cache.
SNAC_TIMEOUT	—	—	HTTP timeout in seconds. Holdings lists get 120 s of their own.
SNAC_CONTACT	—	—	An email address or URL appended to the User-Agent, so SNAC can reach whoever runs the server.