MCP tool

list_institutions

list_institutions is a tool name used by 2 different MCP servers. They are not necessarily the same tool — here is what each one does.

2 MCP servers expose a list_institutions tool: AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data and Alexandria Archive. Their input schemas differ, so compare them below before picking one.

Servers exposing `list_institutions`

AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research DataB · 71stdio
From the publisher:Organisations (institutions, Africa Multiple partner categories, and research groups) by name, acronym or id, their projects, people and items
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Alexandria ArchiveD · 33HTTP
From the publisher:List museums, libraries, archives and other institutions that publish their collections on the Alexandria Archive. Returns name, type, item count and canonical URL.
Parameter Type Description
type string Optional filter, e.g. 'museum', 'library', 'archive', 'university'.
limit integer Max results (default 20).
Install Alexandria Archive →

Parameter	Type	Description
`type`	string	Optional filter, e.g. 'museum', 'library', 'archive', 'university'.
`limit`	integer	Max results (default 20).

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list_institutions

Servers exposing list_institutions

Servers exposing `list_institutions`