Alexandria MCP Server

What this does

Alexandria 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 needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

OPENAI_API_KEY
ALEXANDRIA_BASE_URL
ALEXANDRIA_API_KEY
CORE_API_KEY
COURTLISTENER_API_KEY
GOVINFO_API_KEY
GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY
GITHUB_TOKEN
NASA_ADS_API_KEY
EUROPEANA_API_KEY
SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY

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

How do I install Alexandria?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Alexandria 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 Alexandria?

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 Alexandria as well.

Does Alexandria need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, ALEXANDRIA_BASE_URL, ALEXANDRIA_API_KEY, CORE_API_KEY, COURTLISTENER_API_KEY, GOVINFO_API_KEY, GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, NASA_ADS_API_KEY, EUROPEANA_API_KEY, SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.