# ub-library-search

> ub-library-search — saiabhi26-ub-library-search. Use this tool when you need to search for academic resources, such as books, articles, and journals, within the University of Buffalo's Libraries. It solves problems related to resource discovery and availability, providing outputs like library location and physical or online copy availability. Ideal for use cases where agents require access to specific academic materials, it takes search queries as input and returns relevant resource information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/saiabhi26-ub-library-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/saiabhi26-ub-library-search

## Description

A local MCP server that lets an agent search University of Buffalo's Libraries (through OneSearch) for books, articles, journals, other public resources and return their library location as well as availability (physically or online copy).

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.93
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/saiabhi26/ub-library-search)

## 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": "saiabhi26-ub-library-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/saiabhi26-ub-library-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/saiabhi26-ub-library-search/pull`

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