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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 6 Oct 2026; it has been in the index since 5 Sep 2026. How this is checked

Alexandria is an open-source MCP server that provides natural-language search across 61 digital library sources. It connects AI assistants and developer workflows to academic papers, public-domain books, legal records, government archives, and software documentation.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceWebSelf-hostedCLIAPI
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Finding and searching information across many academic, archival, legal, book, and software documentation sources.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: researchers and developers building AI assistants

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: rag, data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Open Source · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, self_hosted, cli, api_only

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

Alexandria sits in PulseGate's RAG, search & retrieval category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on finding and searching information across many academic, archival, legal, book, and software documentation sources. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for researchers and developers building AI assistants. Basis unknown · not verified: Alexandria is open source under the Open Source license. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.

The 40 Thieves builds and maintains Alexandria. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are natural-language search, academic paper search, and book search. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Natural-language search
  • Academic paper search
  • Book search
  • Legal record search
  • Government archive search
  • Software documentation search

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
digital-libraryacademic-searchmcp-serverdocument-retrievalnatural-language-search
AI capabilities
TextMultimodal
Inference: Cloud API

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

AI providers
openailocal_oss
Connectors
MCP
Runs on
BrowserSelf-hostedCLIAPI-only
Detected from
openai
.openai in the HTML
local_oss
bollama in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License
Open Source
Public signals
HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed5 Sep · 13:29 UTC
    Alexandria seen via MCP Registry (official)
    Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about Alexandria

What does Alexandria do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Alexandria focuses on finding and searching information across many academic, archival, legal, book, and software documentation sources. It is catalogued under RAG, search & retrieval on PulseGate.
Who should use Alexandria?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Alexandria is an open-source project built for researchers and developers building AI assistants.
Is Alexandria free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Alexandria is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Alexandria run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: Alexandria runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Alexandria still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 6 Oct 2026.
What projects are similar to Alexandria?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include OpenAlex MCP, MCP Documentation Server, and pdf-mcp.OpenAlex MCPMCP Documentation Serverpdf-mcp
Who develops Alexandria?
Alexandria is developed by The 40 Thieves.
Is Alexandria open source?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Alexandria is open source under the Open Source license.

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