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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http research https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp

[mcp_servers.research]
url = "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "research": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=research&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZpZGVvaGlzdG9yeXByb2plY3Qub3JnL21jcCJ9"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "research": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research": {
      "httpUrl": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "research":
    enabled: true
    name: "research"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp"
    timeout: 300

Quality 89 / 100good

protocol88 · weight 25

pass
protocol.modernsupports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
pass
protocol.statelessanswers without a session
pass
protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
warn
protocol.list_ttltools/list declares ttlMs 0, so clients re-fetch it on every use

authorizationn/a · weight 15

n/a
auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
n/a
auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygiene86 · weight 30

pass
tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
pass
tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
pass
tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
pass
tools.annotations6 of 6 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
fail
tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: list_terms (idempotentHint); search_records (idempotentHint); export_citations (idempotentHint); …
pass
tools.token_costabout 769 tokens to load every tool
pass
tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stability100 · weight 15

pass
stability.changesno tool changes in 30 days
pass
stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

n/a
deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

6 tools, about 769 tokens to load them all · tool set dc9ec96a1313 · checked 2026-10-20 12:45 UTC

Tool changes

No tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 79 / 100

no-repository

provenance55

liveness99

freshness85

hygiene80

+dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-97% ~updated-32d-ago -no-repository

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp` streamable-http	none	yes	97%	235 ms	2026-07-28	2026-10-20

Tools (6)

`describe_collection`read-only	Describe the Video History Project collection, searchable text, filters, citation practices and response limits. Useful when beginning research.
`export_citations`read-only	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.
`get_record`read-only	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.
`get_related_records`read-only	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.
`list_terms`read-only	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.
`search_records`read-only	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.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "org.videohistoryproject/research",
  "title": "Video History Project",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/research-tools",
  "description": "Search experimental video history, read public records, follow sources and export citations."
}