Nypl

NYPL Digital Collections MCP.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1102+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool	Description
search	Search the NYPL Digital Collections collection by keyword. Returns matching items with ids (pass an id to item), titles, creators/sources, dates and links.
item	Fetch full details for one NYPL Digital Collections item by id — an NYPL item uuid (from search).

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nypl": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nypl/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1102+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Nypl data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• All tools and guides
• pipeworx.io

License

MIT