get_item
Pack: library-of-congress · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/library-of-congress/mcp
Get full metadata for a single Library of Congress item (title, date, contributors, subjects, description, format, medium). Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | yes | A LoC item id like “2017659044”, or a full loc.gov item URL. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/library-of-congress/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_item","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"library-of-congress": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/library-of-congress/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.