# lantern-mcp

> lantern-mcp — nestordemeure-lantern-mcp. Use this tool when you need to search historical entertainment trade publications for specific keywords or topics. Lantern-mcp enables full-text search of digitized archives, such as Variety and Billboard, returning detailed results with keyword-in-context excerpts. It is ideal for researchers, historians, and enthusiasts seeking to explore the history of the entertainment industry without requiring an API key.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/nestordemeure-lantern-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nestordemeure-lantern-mcp

## Description

Enables full-text search of the Media History Digital Library's digitized entertainment trade press (e.g., Variety, Billboard), returning leaf-level results with keyword-in-context excerpts, no API key required.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/f8eue0gadp)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nestordemeure/lantern-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": "nestordemeure-lantern-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nestordemeure-lantern-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nestordemeure-lantern-mcp/pull`

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