# alexandria-mcp

> alexandria-mcp — the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp. Use this tool when you need to search and access a vast digital library of academic papers, books, and other sources through natural-language queries. It solves problems of information discovery and research by providing full-text reading and cited answers across various domains, including law, government records, and news. The alexandria-mcp server takes in natural-language search inputs and outputs relevant full-text results and cited answers.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp

## Description

152-source digital library MCP server. Natural-language search, full-text reading, and cited answers across academic papers, books, law, government records, security advisories, news, and developer docs.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/alexandria-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": "the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the-40-thieves-alexandria-mcp/pull`

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