search
Pack: library-of-congress · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/library-of-congress/mcp
Search the Library of Congress (loc.gov) — the world’s largest library: digitized photographs, maps, newspapers, books, manuscripts, and audio across LoC’s collections. Optionally scope to a single format. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Search terms. |
format | string | no | Optional. Scope the search to one format: photos | newspapers | maps | audio | books | manuscripts | film-and-videos. |
limit | number | no | Results per page (default 15, max 50). |
page | number | no | Page number (default 1). |
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":"search","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.