// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES DIGITAL COLLECTIONS API TOOLS

8 tools from the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

View the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API policy → Token cost: 2,778 tokens →

// ALL 8 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES DIGITAL COLLECTIONS API TOOLS

READ 8 tools

Read get-work Retrieve the full metadata for a work from the NUL Digital Collections. Read list-collections List collection records from the NUL Digital Collections. Read search Search for works in the Digital Collections using field-based and/or natural language queries. If both a na... Read similarity-search Find works that are similar to a given work. Uses semantic similarity based on work embeddings. Read view-collection View a collection from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer. Read view-search-results View results from the search-works tool in an interactive viewer. Read view-similar-works View results from the similarity-search tool in an interactive viewer. Read view-work View a work from the NUL Digital Collections in an interactive viewer.

// RUNNING THIS SERVER

The managed route: connect Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API through the PolicyLayer gateway — every tool call above is checked against your policy before it runs, with a full audit log.

DIRECT INSTALL (UNMANAGED) npx -y @nulib/dc-api-mcp

// FAQ

How many tools does the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API MCP server have? +

The Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API MCP server exposes 8 tools across 1 categories: Read.

How do I enforce policies on Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API tools? +

Route the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard — they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API tools fall into? +

Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API tools are categorised as Read (8). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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