# loc-mcp

> loc-mcp — nestordemeure-loc-mcp. Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve historical texts from the Library of Congress, including newspapers, books, and manuscripts. It solves problems related to accessing and analyzing large collections of historical documents by providing a simple interface to the loc.gov API. The loc-mcp tool takes search queries as input and returns full-text pages as output, making it ideal for research and data analysis tasks.

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

## Description

MCP server for searching and retrieving full-text pages from the Library of Congress, including newspapers, books, and manuscripts, via the loc.gov API.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rx4u7j2bqq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nestordemeure/loc-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-loc-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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