Video History Project

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Search experimental video history, read public records, follow sources and export citations.

Add to your agent

Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Video History Project": {
      "url": "https://www.videohistoryproject.org/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (6)

• 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.

  Parameters:

  • ids (required) — array
  • format — string
  • target — string

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• 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.

  Parameters:

  • id (required) — string
  • limit — integer
  • offset — integer
  • section — string
  • version — ['string', 'null']

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• 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.

  Parameters:

  • field (required) — string
  • page — integer
  • limit — integer
  • query — string

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• 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.

  Parameters:

  • to — ['integer', 'null']
  • from — ['integer', 'null']
  • page — integer
  • type — ['string', 'null']
  • limit — integer
  • query — string
  • author — ['string', 'null']
  • subject — ['string', 'null']

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• 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.

  Parameters:

  • id (required) — string
  • limit — integer

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• describe_collection read-only

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

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

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Measured by MCPYP probing. Untested fields are omitted, never estimated. Listing is always free; MCPYP never proxies calls or stores user tokens.