CONTENTdm State Archives MCP Server

What this does

CONTENTdm State Archives exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:

CONTENTDM_CACHE_DIR
CONTENTDM_TIMEOUT
CONTENTDM_MIN_INTERVAL
CONTENTDM_CONTACT
CONTENTDM_EXTRA_INSTANCES
CONTENTDM_DOWNLOAD_DIR

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

How do I install CONTENTdm State Archives?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add CONTENTdm State Archives to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with CONTENTdm State Archives?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to CONTENTdm State Archives as well.

Does CONTENTdm State Archives need an API key?

This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: CONTENTDM_CACHE_DIR, CONTENTDM_TIMEOUT, CONTENTDM_MIN_INTERVAL, CONTENTDM_CONTACT, CONTENTDM_EXTRA_INSTANCES, CONTENTDM_DOWNLOAD_DIR; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.