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Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server

@r-huijts

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Other

License

MIT

Transports

stdio

Author

r-huijts

About Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server

MCP server for accessing Dutch World War II archives through the Oorlogsbronnen API. Provides structured access to historical records, photographs, and documents from 1940-1945 Netherlands.

Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oorlogsbronnen-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "oorlogsbronnen-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI-powered access to the Oorlogsbronnen (War Sources) database. It enables natural language interactions with historical World War II archives from the Netherlands, letting users search for documents, photographs, personal accounts, and other archival materials.

How to use Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server?

Install via NPX package or build from source, then configure Claude Desktop by adding the server details to the claude_desktop_config.json file. After restarting Claude, you can issue natural language queries or directly call the search_ww2_nl_archives tool with parameters for query, content type, and result count.

Key features of Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server

  • Natural language search across the Oorlogsbronnen database
  • Filter results by content type (person, photo, article, etc.)
  • Control the number of results returned (1–100)
  • AI-friendly JSON responses for further processing

Use cases of Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server

  • Researching specific WWII events in the Netherlands (e.g., bombing of Rotterdam, Hunger Winter)
  • Finding historical photographs and personal accounts from the occupation and liberation
  • Family history research: ancestors imprisoned in camps, hidden children, Jewish refugees
  • Investigating local history: resistance activities in Utrecht, Operation Market Garden sites in Arnhem
  • Studying infrastructure reconstruction or daily life of Jewish families before deportations

Frequently asked questions

1

What does the `search_ww2_nl_archives` tool do?

It queries the Oorlogsbronnen database for WWII-related content in the Netherlands, returning historical documents, photographs, personal accounts, and other archival materials from 1940–1945.

2

What parameters does the tool accept?

Three parameters: `query` (required, string), `type` (optional, one of: person, photo, article, video, object, location, book), and `count` (optional, number 1–100, default 10).

3

How do I install the Oorlogsbronnen MCP Server?

Two methods: use NPX by adding `"command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "oorlogsbronnen-mcp"]` to your Claude Desktop config, or clone the repository, run `npm install && npm run build`, then point to the built `dist/mcp-server.js` file.

4

What response format does the server return?

A JSON object with a `results` array, each item containing `id` (string), `title` (string), `type` (string), `description` (string), and `url` (string) linking to the item on Oorlogsbronnen.

5

Are there any limitations or error conditions?

The tool returns an error if the query is empty or contains invalid characters, the specified type is unsupported, the count is outside 1–100, the API is temporarily unavailable, or rate limits are exceeded.

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