Source Library
by Embassy-of-the-Free-Mindcommunityv1.2.0
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MCP server and CLI for searching, reading, citing, and browsing a library of 1,200+ rare historical texts and 50,000+ historical images. It supports full-text search, translation search, book/page retrieval, image search, and feedback submission, and does not require an API key.
From the registry: Search translated historical texts on alchemy, Hermeticism, and Renaissance philosophy.
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- optionalInstall Node.js and npmNode.js and npm are required to run the MCP server via npx.https://nodejs.org/},{
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `source-library` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Optional prerequisites:
- Install Node.js and npm — Node.js and npm are required to run the MCP server via npx. (https://nodejs.org/},{)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","@source-library/mcp-server"]
Note: No API key is needed. The README also documents global npm installation and running from source, but the simplest portable MCP setup is via npx.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: No API key is needed. The README also documents global npm installation and running from source, but the simplest portable MCP setup is via npx.
Tools (8)
search_library
Full-text search across books and page content, returning matching books and pages with citation URLs.
search_translations
Search inside translated text across the library and return passage snippets with page numbers, book info, and citation URLs.
search_within_book
Search inside the pages of a specific book and return matching pages with snippets and citation URLs.
list_books
Browse the collection with filters such as title, author, language, category, and sort order.
get_book
Return detailed book metadata including summary, index stats, chapters, edition info, and DOI.
get_book_text
Read a book and return OCR, translation, or both for a page range with citation URLs.
search_images
Search historical illustrations, emblems, engravings, and diagrams with filters for type, subject, figure, symbol, year, and book.
submit_feedback
Submit feedback, bug reports, or feature requests to the Source Library team.
Packages
@source-library/mcp-server
npmv1.2.0transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Released
- Feb 13, 2026
- Last commit
- May 19, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind/source-library