AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data MCP Server

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AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data is answering right now. Last checked 6 min ago. It exposes 35 tools. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.

Read-only access to AMIRA, the Africa Multiple research-data platform on Omeka S.

Uptime history 26 days of history · worst day 0%

26 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

Tools

read from the server

285 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 29 Oct 2026

What changed 42

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 8 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

30 Oct 27 tools changed the parameters they ask for compare_collections, fetch, find_related and 24 more

30 Oct a tool changed version

28 Oct a tool changed version

27 Oct a tool changed version

26 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day

26 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for search_projects

20 Oct a tool description was rewritten get_entity_graph

20 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for get_entity_graph

20 Oct a tool changed version

19 Oct 2 tools changed the parameters they ask for fetch, get_research_item

and 5 more, back to 8 October 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 2 d ago · tools taken from the live server · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Builds a file path from a variable src/tools/research.ts:53

    ...generations.map((g) => path.join(dir, "generations", g))];

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 6 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add amira-mcp-server --transport http https://data.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://data.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.amira-mcp-server]
url = "https://data.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amira-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://data.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "amira-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://data.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 35

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

research

get_research_item

Research-item metadata, linked entities, rights, media files, IIIF manifest and a generated citation (BibTeX/RIS/CSL-JSON). Long fields cap at 25,000 characters.

get_research_section

One research section's description, team and projects, each with its research-item count.

list_research_sections

Cluster research sections, funding phases, project/item counts and citation links. Includes the external-collection grouping.

search_research_items

Search digitised research items. Filters are AND-combined; empty results suggest a filter to relax or a stored place name. export links all matches as a file.

publication

get_publication

Publication metadata and citation export (BibTeX default). Full text is opt-in and paginated. Cite amira_url; DOI/repository links are additional sources.

list_publication_facets

Ranked facets for the entire filtered bibliography before pagination. Uses the same selection rules as search_publications.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://data.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/mcp	streamable-http	answering	318 ms	6 min ago

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AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data do?

It exposes 35 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: compare_collections, fetch, find_related, get_collection_overview, get_data_quality, get_entity_graph and 29 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

What is AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data mostly used for?

Its tools cluster around research and publication. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.

Is AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 285 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data need an API key?

No. AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 35 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data?

It answers our handshake in 285 ms on average, which is faster than 50% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is AMIRA — Africa Multiple Research Data open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 5 open issues. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at data.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de, which runs on its operator's own terms.