Alexandria Archive

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Alexandria Archive is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 2028 ms and exposes 8 tools.

History of Alexandria, Egypt: search the archive, read articles, find events and prints.

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Tool count8
Latency2028 ms
Last checked (UTC)2026-10-15T19:05:11.735Z

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Tools (8)

search_archiveSearch historical photographs, documents, maps, articles, and events of the Alexandria Archive. Query can be Arabic or English (e.g. 'Stanley Bridge', 'كوم الدكة'). Returns titles and canonical URLs.
get_articleFetch one published article by numeric id — returns full markdown text in Arabic and English plus metadata.
list_recent_articlesList the most recently published articles (id, title, excerpt, date, URL).
list_institutionsList museums, libraries, archives and other institutions that publish their collections on the Alexandria Archive. Returns name, type, item count and canonical URL.
get_institutionFetch a single institution by its slug — description, history, contact details, and a sample of its published archive items with canonical URLs. Use this to answer questions about a specific institution's holdings, or to find items available for licensing.
list_upcoming_eventsList the Alexandria Archive's upcoming events — heritage walks, workshops, talks — soonest first, with date, place, price in Egyptian pounds (or free) and the page where a person books a seat. Use for questions like 'what is on in Alexandria this week' or 'a history walk in Alexandria'.
list_store_productsList products on sale in the Alexandria Archive's store — prints, books and gifts about the city — with price in Egyptian pounds and the product page. Sales support the archive.
get_licensing_infoExplain how an image or document from the Alexandria Archive may be reused or licensed (publication, broadcast, commercial use), and where the request is made. Pass itemId for one archive record; omit it for the general terms.