io.github.smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress

Search inside scanned US newspapers and browse the Library of Congress catalogue. No API key.

What does this entry provide?

io.github.smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress is an MCP server entry in ChatHome Skills, sourced from Official MCP Registry and scored 73/100. As a Model Context Protocol server, it exposes tools that MCP-compatible LLM clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Copilot can call directly, extending an agent's reach beyond its built-in capabilities. ChatHome Skills discovered this entry through its daily ingest of official registries and GitHub discovery queries, and re-verifies repository facts, freshness signals, and install metadata on every run. The quality score weighs official-registry presence, a working install command, license clarity, GitHub star trajectory, and repository freshness — the full formula is on the Sources page. The install command above is ready to copy. Review the last-pushed date and repository status before adding io.github.smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress to a production agent workflow; the snapshot facts below are point-in-time values from the most recent ingest.

Snapshot facts

Source: Official MCP Registry
Quality: 73/100
Install method: npm
Repo: smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress
Repo updated: Aug 29, 2026

Install command

npx -y mcp-libraryofcongress@3.0.1

Install method: npm

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GitHub project Homepage

Quality

Repo stars

Repo updated

Aug 29, 2026

How is this score calculated?

Weighted across six dimensions, scored 0-100.
Provenance (25): listed in an official or curated registry.
Installability (25): a runnable install command beats a declared transport, which beats a source checkout.
Maintenance (20): recency of the last push; archived entries score zero here.
Adoption (20): repository stars on a log curve.

MCP manifest

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      "isLatest": true,
      "updatedAt": "2026-08-29T22:25:24.924317Z",
      "publishedAt": "2026-08-29T22:25:24.924317Z",
      "statusChangedAt": "2026-08-29T22:25:24.924317Z"
    }
  },
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      },
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        "mimeType": "image/png"
      }
    ],
    "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
    "version": "3.0.1",
    "packages": [
      {
        "version": "3.0.1",
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio"
        },
        "identifier": "mcp-libraryofcongress",
        "registryType": "npm",
        "environmentVariables": [
          {
            "name": "LOC_USER_AGENT",
            "description": "Identify your own client. The project's own identifier is appended, so the Library can always reach a human."
          },
          {
            "name": "LOC_MIN_INTERVAL_MS",
            "description": "Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 6000, floor 3000."
          },
          {
            "name": "LOC_TIMEOUT_MS",
            "description": "Deadline for one catalogue, record or collection request, in milliseconds. Default 30000."
          },
          {
            "name": "LOC_NEWSPAPER_TIMEOUT_MS",
            "description": "Deadline for one search_newspapers request, in milliseconds. The full-text corpus answers in tens of seconds. Default 90000."
          },
          {
            "name": "LOC_LOG_LEVEL",
            "description": "silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "version": "3.0.1",
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio"
        },
        "fileSha256": "6da8544ab82a798b0c9f56f107fc050eb99b2c8f94691778dd33d79dea1bfb12",
        "identifier": "https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress/releases/download/v3.0.1/mcp-libraryofcongress-3.0.1.mcpb",
        "registryType": "mcpb"
      }
    ],
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress",
      "source": "github"
    },
    "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress#readme",
    "description": "Search inside scanned US newspapers and browse the Library of Congress catalogue. No API key."
  }
}

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