# Nationaal Archief MCP Server

## Overview
This MCP server provides access to the Netherlands National Archive (Nationaal Archief) collections, with a focus on Dutch business history and colonial records that might contain information about F.W. Braat's activities in South Africa/Transvaal.

## Features
1. Search archival collections via OAI-PMH ✅
2. Access linked open data via SPARQL (limited availability) ⚠️
3. Retrieve specific archival records
4. Explore business/commercial archives from the 1880s-1930s
5. Find connections to South Africa/Transvaal
6. Natural language query conversion (ready for SPARQL)

## Installation
1. Install dependencies:
   pip install mcp httpx pydantic SPARQLWrapper

2. Run the server:
   python na_mcp_server.py

## Tools Available
1. na_search_archives - Search the Nationaal Archief collections (OAI-PMH)
2. na_sparql_query - Execute SPARQL queries (limited availability)
3. na_get_record - Retrieve detailed archival record information
4. na_browse_collection - Explore archival collections hierarchically
5. na_find_business_records - Specialized search for Dutch business records
6. na_smart_query - Natural language to SPARQL conversion

## Data Access Status

### ✅ Fully Working
- OAI-PMH API: Full access to archiefinventarissen
- Metadata search and browsing
- Business records specialization
- All core archival functions

### ⚠️ Limited Availability
- SPARQL: Only Verkaufsbücher available as Linked Data
- Main archiefinventarissen NOT available via SPARQL
- Open Data Indexes: CSV/XML downloads only (not Linked Data)

**Primary Access Method**: OAI-PMH via na_search_archives tool