CONTENTdm State Archives

io.github.ianderso/contentdm-mcp

Search US state archives' record images on CONTENTdm; read items, pages and transcripts.

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Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contentdm-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "contentdm-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONTENTDM_CACHE_DIR": "~/.cache/contentdm-mcp",
        "CONTENTDM_TIMEOUT": "30",
        "CONTENTDM_MIN_INTERVAL": "1"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • CONTENTDM_CACHE_DIRDirectory for the on-disk response cache.
  • CONTENTDM_TIMEOUTHTTP timeout in seconds for one request. Image downloads get 120 s to read.
  • CONTENTDM_MIN_INTERVALLeast seconds between two requests to one site. Never below 0.5.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.1.0
Registry
active
Published
10/6/2026

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Show visitors that CONTENTdm State Archives is listed here — it’s also the link we check for a free listing.

CONTENTdm State Archives — listed on Serverdex

HTML — for your website

<a href="https://serverdex.io/server/io-github-ianderso-contentdm-mcp?utm_source=badge"><img src="https://serverdex.io/brand/badge.svg" alt="CONTENTdm State Archives — listed on Serverdex" width="123" height="40" loading="lazy"></a>

Recommended. A dofollow link from your own domain is the one that counts for search engines, and it's the link we check for a free listing.

Markdown — for your README

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Nice for visibility, but GitHub marks README links nofollow, so it doesn't pass authority. Use the HTML badge on your site as well.