# historical-investigator-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to uncover historical information from the Library of Congress, including archives of newspapers, photos, maps, and multimedia content. It solves problems related to historical research, genealogy, and educational inquiries by providing access to a vast collection of historical records. The tool accepts search queries as input and returns relevant historical records as output via the Model Context Protocol.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jay1234624-historical-investigator-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jay1234624-historical-investigator-mcp

## Description

Enables searching and retrieving historical records from the Library of Congress, including newspapers, photos, maps, manuscripts, audio, and film, via the Model Context Protocol.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/kvob30cmrh)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jay1234624/historical-investigator-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "jay1234624-historical-investigator-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jay1234624-historical-investigator-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jay1234624-historical-investigator-mcp/pull`

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