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Alexandria
Search, read, and cite across 152 libraries: 11 tools, 3 prompts, and a full-text resource.
接入你的智能体
添加此服务器
The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.
Local command
npx -y @the-40-thieves/[email protected]
Credentials from the publisher
- OPENAI_API_KEY — OpenAI key for routing (library_ask), synthesis (library_answer, library_research), and embeddings (library_ingest). Search and read tools work without it.
- ALEXANDRIA_BASE_URL — OpenAI-compatible gateway base URL shared by every LLM role (router, synth, research, embeddings, rerank). Falls back to https://api.openai.com/v1.
- ALEXANDRIA_API_KEY — API key paired with ALEXANDRIA_BASE_URL. Falls back to OPENAI_API_KEY.
- CORE_API_KEY — Unlocks the core source (CORE, 57M+ open access papers). Free key from core.ac.uk/services/api.
- COURTLISTENER_API_KEY — Unlocks the courtlistener source (US federal and state court opinions). Free key from courtlistener.com.
- GOVINFO_API_KEY — Unlocks govinfo (Congressional Record, Federal Register, US Code); also accepted by congress and regulations. Free key from api.data.gov.
- GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY — Unlocks the googlebooks source (40M+ books). Free key from the Google Cloud Console (Books API).
- GITHUB_TOKEN — Unlocks githubsearch and githubmcp (GitHub code search); optional for ghsa and openiti. Public-repo read scope is enough.
- NASA_ADS_API_KEY — Unlocks the nasaads source (NASA Astrophysics Data System). Free key from ui.adsabs.harvard.edu.
- EUROPEANA_API_KEY — Unlocks the europeana source (50M+ European cultural heritage items). Free key from apis.europeana.eu.
- SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY — Optional for semanticscholar and library_recommend; raises the rate limit. Free key from semanticscholar.org/product/api.
Provider
Claude Code
OPENAI_API_KEY=<secret> ALEXANDRIA_BASE_URL=<value> ALEXANDRIA_API_KEY=<secret> CORE_API_KEY=<secret> COURTLISTENER_API_KEY=<secret> GOVINFO_API_KEY=<secret> GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY=<secret> GITHUB_TOKEN=<secret> NASA_ADS_API_KEY=<secret> EUROPEANA_API_KEY=<secret> SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp -- npx -y @the-40-thieves/[email protected]
Run in a terminal.
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"io.github.the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@the-40-thieves/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"ALEXANDRIA_BASE_URL": "<value>",
"ALEXANDRIA_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"CORE_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"COURTLISTENER_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"GOVINFO_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<secret>",
"NASA_ADS_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"EUROPEANA_API_KEY": "<secret>",
"SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<secret>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
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Search, read, and cite across 152 libraries: 11 tools, 3 prompts, and a full-text resource.
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- How do I install Alexandria?
- Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.
- Does Alexandria need an API key?
- The publisher lists these environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, ALEXANDRIA_BASE_URL, ALEXANDRIA_API_KEY, CORE_API_KEY, COURTLISTENER_API_KEY, GOVINFO_API_KEY, GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, NASA_ADS_API_KEY, EUROPEANA_API_KEY, SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY.
- What transport does Alexandria use?
- Alexandria runs locally over stdio.
- When was Alexandria last checked?
- Last checked 2026-10-16. Search, read, and cite across 152 libraries: 11 tools, 3 prompts, and a full-text resource.
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