MCP server exposing 3 tools for hathitrust.
This URL is a JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint over HTTP. Issue POST requests with a JSON-RPC body. Browsers and search crawlers land here on GET.
POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp
Content-Type: application/json
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}lookup_by_identifier — Look up HathiTrust's digitized-book holdings by a standard identifier (OCLC, LCCN, ISSN, ISBN, HathiTrust item id, or catalog record number). Returns the bibliographic record(s) plus every scanned copy, each flagged full-view (readable online) or limited (search-only) based on its rights code. Keyless — covers 18M+ volumes.get_record — Get a single HathiTrust catalog record by its record number, with the full structured bibliographic metadata (titles, ISBNs, ISSNs, OCLCs, LCCNs, publish dates, record URL) and the complete list of scanned copies flagged full-view vs limited. e.g. record_number "009166282" ("A manual for the study of insects"). Keyless.check_full_view — Convenience check: given an identifier, report whether a readable (full-view) scanned copy exists on HathiTrust, how many copies are readable, and direct reading URLs. Keyless.Code samples (curl / TypeScript / one-click client install), schemas, and the live playground are on the pack page:
https://pipeworx.io/packs/hathitrust/
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