Docs & KnowledgeMCP Registryremote8 toolsD · 33

Alexandria Archive MCP server

com.alexandria-archive · Updated 16d ago

History of Alexandria, Egypt: search the archive, read articles, find events and prints.

At a glance

Alexandria Archive is an MCP server in the Docs & Knowledge category. It is hosted remotely and connects over HTTP, and declares no required credentials. It exposes 8 tools, including search_archive, get_article and list_recent_articles. It scores D (33/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install Alexandria Archive in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install Alexandria Archive in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add --transport http archive https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp

2
Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes (e.g. search_archive, get_article, list_recent_articles). It discovers them automatically.

How to install Alexandria Archive in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Why the wrapper?
This is a remote (HTTP) server and Claude Desktop only launches local processes, so mcp-remote proxies the connection. It will open a browser window if the server needs OAuth.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install Alexandria Archive in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archive": {
      "url": "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install Alexandria Archive in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.archive]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"]

Why the wrapper?
Codex runs MCP servers as local processes, so mcp-remote bridges this HTTP endpoint to stdio.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install Alexandria Archive in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archive": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install Alexandria Archive in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archive": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

How to install Alexandria Archive in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "archive": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.alexandria-archive.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What tools does Alexandria Archive expose? (8)

Read from the live server. Click any tool for its input schema.

search_archiveSearch historical photographs, documents, maps, articles, and events of the Alexandria Archive. Query can be Arabic or English (e.g. 'Stanley Bridge', 'كوم الدكة'). Returns titles and canonical URLs.
get_articleFetch one published article by numeric id — returns full markdown text in Arabic and English plus metadata.
list_recent_articlesList the most recently published articles (id, title, excerpt, date, URL).
list_institutionsList museums, libraries, archives and other institutions that publish their collections on the Alexandria Archive. Returns name, type, item count and canonical URL.
get_institutionFetch a single institution by its slug — description, history, contact details, and a sample of its published archive items with canonical URLs. Use this to answer questions about a specific institution's holdings, or to find items available for licensing.
list_upcoming_eventsList the Alexandria Archive's upcoming events — heritage walks, workshops, talks — soonest first, with date, place, price in Egyptian pounds (or free) and the page where a person books a seat. Use for questions like 'what is on in Alexandria this week' or 'a history walk in Alexandria'.
list_store_productsList products on sale in the Alexandria Archive's store — prints, books and gifts about the city — with price in Egyptian pounds and the product page. Sales support the archive.
get_licensing_infoExplain how an image or document from the Alexandria Archive may be reused or licensed (publication, broadcast, commercial use), and where the request is made. Pass itemId for one archive record; omit it for the general terms.

What the code can do

This is a remote server — nothing is installed or run on your machine, so there is no local code to analyze. What it can reach is described above: your requests go to the provider's host.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Third-party hosted service — Your requests and any data in them are sent to www.alexandria-archive.com.
No local execution — Nothing is installed or run on your machine.

No source repository — This registry entry does not link to a public repo, so its code cannot be reviewed before you install it.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: Via mcp-remoteCursor: NativeCodex CLI: Via mcp-remoteWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

D · 33

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%not measurable
No commit history available.
Adoption20%not measurable
No usage data available.
Transparency20%25%
1/4: ✗ public source repo, ✗ declared license, ✗ documentation, ✓ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%0%
No source repository to trace the code back to.
Packaging15%75%
Remote endpoint; authentication requirements not declared.

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