Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add northwestern-university-libraries-digita -- npx -y @nulib/dc-api-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.northwestern-university-libraries-digita]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@nulib/dc-api-mcp"]
# codex mcp add northwestern-university-libraries-digita -- npx -y @nulib/dc-api-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nulib/dc-api-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nulib/dc-api-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nulib/dc-api-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nulib/dc-api-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nulib/dc-api-mcp"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http northwestern-university-libraries-digita https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.northwestern-university-libraries-digita]
url = "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
# codex mcp add northwestern-university-libraries-digita --url https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"url": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"httpUrl": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"northwestern-university-libraries-digita": {
"url": "https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/mcp"
}
}
}