Alexandria Archive

Tools

Token cost is the o200k count of the tools list JSON, including schemas, before any tool is called.

• search_archive

  Search historical photographs, documents, maps, articles, and events of the Alexandria Archive. Query can be Arabic or English (e.g. 'Stanley Bridge', 'كوم الدكة'). Returns titles and canonical URLs.

• get_article

  Fetch one published article by numeric id — returns full markdown text in Arabic and English plus metadata.

• list_recent_articles

  List the most recently published articles (id, title, excerpt, date, URL).

• list_institutions

  List museums, libraries, archives and other institutions that publish their collections on the Alexandria Archive. Returns name, type, item count and canonical URL.

• get_institution

  Fetch a single institution by its slug — description, history, contact details, and a sample of its published archive items with canonical URLs. Use this to answer questions about a specific instituti

• list_upcoming_events

  List the Alexandria Archive's upcoming events — heritage walks, workshops, talks — soonest first, with date, place, price in Egyptian pounds (or free) and the page where a person books a seat. Use for

• list_store_products

  List products on sale in the Alexandria Archive's store — prints, books and gifts about the city — with price in Egyptian pounds and the product page. Sales support the archive.

• get_licensing_info

  Explain how an image or document from the Alexandria Archive may be reused or licensed (publication, broadcast, commercial use), and where the request is made. Pass itemId for one archive record; omit