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Use National Archives Catalog with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search and explore millions of historical documents, photos, and records from the US National Archives (NARA) directly from your AI agent.

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Complete set · 40 capabilities

The complete National Archives Catalog capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with National Archives Catalog.

Capability set01 / 10

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 01

    Search records by tag

    Search records by tags

  2. 02

    Create comment

    Add a new comment to a record

  3. 03

    Create tag

    Add a new tag to a record

  4. 04

    Create transcription

    Add a new transcription

Capability set02 / 10

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 05

    Delete comment

    Remove or deactivate a comment

  2. 06

    Delete contributions

    Deactivate or remove multiple contributions

  3. 07

    Delete tag

    Remove or deactivate a tag

  4. 08

    Fetch coords

    Utility to fetch JSON data from S3 based on a provided URL

Capability set03 / 10

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 09

    Get tags by naid

    Retrieve tags for a specific record

  2. 10

    Get tags by userid

    Retrieve tags by a specific contributor

  3. 11

    Get transcription

    Retrieve a single transcription by ID

  4. 12

    Get transcriptions by naid

    Retrieve transcriptions for a specific record

Capability set04 / 10

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 13

    Get user

    Retrieve public data for a specific user

  2. 14

    Get user notifications

    Retrieve user notifications

  3. 15

    Search records by contribution

    Search records related to user contributions

  4. 16

    Update comment

    Update an existing comment

Capability set05 / 10

17-20

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 17

    Update transcription

    Add or update a transcription

  2. 18

    Get announcements

    Retrieve a list of all announcements

  3. 19

    Get comment

    Retrieve a single comment by ID

  4. 20

    Get comments by naid

    Retrieve comments for a specific record

Capability set06 / 10

21-24

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 21

    Get comments by userid

    Retrieve comments by a specific contributor

  2. 22

    Get contributions by target naid

    Retrieve contributions for a specific record ID

  3. 23

    Get contributions by userid

    Retrieve contributions by user ID

  4. 24

    Get justifications

    Retrieve a list of justifications for administrative actions

Capability set07 / 10

25-28

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 25

    Get latest announcements

    Retrieve active announcements

  2. 26

    Get record children

    Retrieve immediate children of a specified parent ID

  3. 27

    Get record stats

    Retrieve statistics on user contributions

  4. 28

    Get tag

    Retrieve a single tag by ID

Capability set08 / 10

29-32

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 29

    Get transcription history

    Retrieve transcription history

  2. 30

    Get transcriptions by userid

    Retrieve transcriptions by a specific contributor

  3. 31

    Get users

    Retrieve public account data (filterable by email, username, role, etc.)

  4. 32

    Search comments

    Search for comment data

Capability set09 / 10

33-36

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 33

    Search contributions

    Search for contribution data

  2. 34

    Search records

    Search for records using URL parameters

  3. 35

    Search records by comment

    Search records by comments

  4. 36

    Search records by text

    Search records by other extracted text

Capability set10 / 10

37-40

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 40 available through National Archives Catalog.

  1. 37

    Search records by transcription

    Search records by transcriptions

  2. 38

    Search tags

    Search for tag data

  3. 39

    Search transcriptions

    Search for transcription data

  4. 40

    Update user

    Update user information

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1140ms average. Fast in production.

National Archives Catalog is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1453ms
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Fastest day
915ms
Slowest day
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14-day trend
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Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 40 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of National Archives Catalog, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with National Archives Catalog. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

National Archives Catalog Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_CAN62kfCWXF7RUif0QgtxGGIjnr0OJgIUTdW3cA4/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — National Archives Catalog capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "national-archives-catalog-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_CAN62kfCWXF7RUif0QgtxGGIjnr0OJgIUTdW3cA4/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions National Archives Catalog owners ask.

  • 01

    Can I search for records specifically by the text in their transcriptions?

    Yes. Use the search_records_by_transcription capability. This is particularly useful for handwritten documents that have been digitized and transcribed by volunteers.

  • 02

    How do I see the individual items within a larger archival series?

    Use the get_record_children capability with the parent NaId. This will list the immediate sub-records or files contained within that specific collection or series.

  • 03

    Can I contribute to the archives by adding tags via the AI?

    Yes, the create_tag capability allows you to add descriptive tags to a record using its National Archives Identifier (NaId), helping improve searchability for the community.

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