oorlogsbronnen-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI-powered access to the Oorlogsbronnen (War Sources) database. This server enables natural language interactions with historical World War II archives from the Netherlands.

Ask your AI assistant questions like these to explore Dutch WWII history:

• "What happened during the bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940?"
• "Tell me about Anne Frank's life in hiding based on historical records."
• "Show me photographs of the Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944-1945."
• "Were any of my ancestors imprisoned in Camp Vught during the war?"
• "I'm visiting Arnhem next week. What historical sites related to Operation Market Garden should I see?"
• "Find information about resistance activities in Utrecht during the Nazi occupation."
• "What was daily life like for Jewish families in Amsterdam before deportations began?"
• "Show me firsthand accounts from people who witnessed the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945."
• "What records exist about children who were hidden by Dutch families during the war?"
• "I'm researching the impact of WWII on Dutch infrastructure. Can you find documents about the reconstruction of bridges and railways?"

• 🔍 Natural language search across the Oorlogsbronnen database
• 🏷️ Filter results by content type (person, photo, article, etc.)
• 📊 Control the number of results returned
• 🤖 AI-friendly JSON responses for further processing

You can install this server in two ways:

Update your Claude configuration file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oorlogsbronnen-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "oorlogsbronnen-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

After updating the configuration, restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take