What is sourcelibrary-v2?
sourcelibrary-v2 is a MCP server by Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind that search and cite rare historical texts (alchemy, Hermeticism, Renaissance philosophy) from Source Library with DOI-backed citations. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 23 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind |
| Repository | Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind/sourcelibrary-v2 |
| Popularity | 23 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,243 of 4,418 MCP servers; #129 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is sourcelibrary-v2 safe to install?
sourcelibrary-v2 scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install sourcelibrary-v2?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind/sourcelibrary-v2/tree/main/mcp-server
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add sourcelibrary-v2 -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http sourcelibrary-v2 <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs sourcelibrary-v2 for you:
Add the "sourcelibrary-v2" MCP server from https://github.com/Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind/sourcelibrary-v2/tree/main/mcp-server to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.