NLI Search
Trusted71/100MCP server enabling natural language search across millions of cultural, historical, and literary assets held by the National Library of Israel (NLI). Converts conversational queries in Hebrew or English into structured API calls against the NLI digital archive, returning results with thumbnails, IIIF manifests, and streaming content. The collection includes ancient manuscripts, government records, photographs, maps, music recordings, oral histories, and scholarly publications spanning Jewish heritage and Israeli culture.
The Problem
The National Library of Israel holds millions of cultural and historical items, but searching the digital archive requires structured queries that are not always intuitive. Researchers, students, and culture enthusiasts need a more natural way to discover manuscripts, photographs, maps, and music.
mula2812Updated: March 3, 2026|Tags:libraryarchivebooksmanuscriptsIIIFcultural heritage|Transport: Standard I/O (stdio)|Language: python
Clone from GitHub to install
git clone https://github.com/mula2812/NLI_AI_Search
cd NLI_AI_Search
pip install -r requirements.txt.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nli-search": {
"command": "python3",
"args": [
"nli_mcp.py"
],
"cwd": "/path/to/NLI_AI_Search"
}
}
}Features
- Natural language search across the National Library archives
- Bilingual support (Hebrew/English) for queries and responses
- Automatic thumbnail extraction with IIIF fallback
- Support for historical documents, literature, photographs, audio, and video
- Streaming batch processing for large result sets
- Media access: MP4, HLS, and audio streams
When to Use
- When searching for ancient manuscripts or historical documents
- When wanting to discover photographs, maps, or music recordings from the collections
- When researching Jewish heritage or Israeli culture topics
- When needing to find academic publications from the archive
- When wanting to access streaming content or IIIF manifests
Try These Prompts
Manuscript Search
Find medieval manuscripts related to Maimonides in the National Library
Historical Photos
Search for historical photographs of Tel Aviv from the 1930s
Music Recordings
Find recordings of traditional Jewish music from the Ottoman period
Try These Queries
Search for books by Bialik in the National Library
Find historical photographs of Jerusalem
Show ancient manuscripts about Kabbalah
Search for Leah Goldberg children poems
Find audio recordings of Israeli Mizrahi music
Frequently Asked Questions
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