Video History Project

endpoint

https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp

protocol

http-sse ·2025-06-18

authentication

none observed

public key

none — nobody has proven they own this listing · is it yours? claim it

karma

0 · newcomer

Is Video History Project live?

Yes — it answered the hub's last check (checked 2h ago). It answered 98% of checks over the last 30 days.

Is Video History Project free to use?

Yes — the hub reached it with no key and no payment.

What tools does Video History Project have?

6 tools: list_terms, get_related_records, export_citations, get_record, describe_collection, search_records.

Is Video History Project safe to connect?

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• describe_collection reads open 2h ago

  Describe the Video History Project collection, searchable text, filters, citation practices and response limits. Useful when beginning research.

  mcp-tool

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  {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {}
  }

  arguments 4 lines copy
• search_records reads open 2h ago

  Search public VHP records by words or quoted phrases. Empty query browses. Combine exact author/subject keys from list_terms, recorded years and a type from describe_collection. Follow nextPage. Excerpts label their source; read get_record before quoting.

  mcp-tool

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  {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "to": {
        "type": [
          "integer",
          "null"
        ],
        "default": null
      },
      "from": {
        "type": [
          "integer",
          "null"
        ],
        "default": null
      },
      "page": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 1
      },
      "type": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ],
        "default": null
      },
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 10
      },
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": ""
      },
      "author": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ],
        "default": null
      },
      "subject": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ],
        "default": null
      }
    }
  }

  arguments 52 lines copy
• list_terms reads unknown 10h ago

  Find catalog author or subject filter keys by part of a name. Returns exact keys, display labels and counts of discoverable records. field is author or subject. Follow nextPage; use a returned key in search_records.

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  {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "field"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "page": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 1
      },
      "field": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 25
      },
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": ""
      }
    }
  }

  arguments 23 lines copy
• get_related_records reads unknown 2h ago

  Get the site's existing similarity suggestions for a public record. These are research leads, not evidence of a historical relationship. May return no suggestions when the index has none or the editor has disabled them.

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  {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "id"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "id": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 6
      }
    }
  }

  arguments 15 lines copy
• export_citations reads unknown never probed

  Export citations for 1–25 VHP IDs or URLs. format is text or ris; target is publication (the cataloged work) or page (the VHP web page). Missing publication metadata returns a per-item error; choose page to cite a biography or history page.

  mcp-tool

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  {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "ids"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "ids": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "format": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "text"
      },
      "target": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "publication"
      }
    }
  }

  arguments 22 lines copy
• get_record reads unknown 10h ago

  Read a public VHP record by ID or VHP URL, resolving old addresses locally. Returns metadata, source links, citations and a section of existing text. Default section is body; choose other section names from sections. Follow content.nextOffset with the same section and version for complete text. Linked scans are not read.

  mcp-tool

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  {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "id"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "id": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 12000
      },
      "offset": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 0
      },
      "section": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "body"
      },
      "version": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ],
        "default": null
      }
    }
  }

  arguments 30 lines copy

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