# Alexandria Archive Archive MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.alexandria-archive%2Farchive
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.alexandria-archive/archive`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T01:30:11.040Z)

## Measurements (30 days)

- Uptime: 99.86%
- Checks: 2953
- Outages (90 days): 4

## Install

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

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http alexandria-archive-archive-mcp-server https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp
```

## Tools (8)

- `get_article`: Fetch one published article by numeric id — returns full markdown text in Arabic and English plus metadata.
- `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 ans
- `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. 
- `list_institutions`: List museums, libraries, archives and other institutions that publish their collections on the Alexandria Archive. Returns name, type, item count and canonical 
- `list_recent_articles`: List the most recently published articles (id, title, excerpt, date, URL).
- `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 sup
- `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 p
- `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 الدك

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