primo-mcp-server

MCP server for Ex Libris Primo library discovery -- search university catalogues and subscribed databases (ProQuest, Elsevier, Crossref, Gale, Springer, IEEE, etc.) via the Model Context Protocol.

Features

• Search the full university catalogue and Primo Central Index (millions of records)

• Get record details including abstract, authors, identifiers, and availability

• Autocomplete search suggestions

• Generate citations in APA 7th, Harvard, Chicago, IEEE, and Vancouver styles

• Export to BibTeX, RIS, or CSV for import into reference managers

Related MCP server: academic-mcp

Installation

git clone https://github.com/geheharidas/primo-mcp-server.git
cd primo-mcp-server
pip install -e .

Register in Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
 "mcpServers": {
 "primo": {
 "command": "python",
 "args": ["-m", "primo_mcp_server"]
 }
 }
}

Restart Claude Code. The tools will appear as mcp__primo__primo_search, etc.

Tools

Usage Examples

From a Claude Code conversation:

• "Search the library for articles about machine learning in entrepreneurship published after 2020"

• "Get the full details for record cdi_crossref_primary_10_1234"

• "Generate APA7 citations for these records"

• "Export the search results as BibTeX"

Configuration

Defaults are set for UWA (University of Western Australia). Override via environment variables:

See .env.example for the full list.

Running Tests

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -v

Licence

MIT

Maintenance

Resources

• GitHub Repository
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