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Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind/sourcelibrary-v2
๐ โ๏ธ - Search and cite rare historical texts (alchemy, Hermeticism, Renaissance philosophy) from Sourceโฆ
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Official description๐ โ๏ธ - Search and cite rare historical texts (alchemy, Hermeticism, Renaissance philosophy) from Source Library with DOI-backed citations.
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claude mcp add sourcelibrary-v2 -- npx -y sourcelibrary-v2
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- 23 โ ยท Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind/sourcelibrary-v2 ยท read from the GitHub search API ยท (checked 2026-10-16 20:00:20)
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- collected from the punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers list ยท type: MCP server
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- first seen 2026-10-09 ยท last seen 2026-10-16 ยท seen 32ร ยท listed by 7 sources
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Source Library
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**A digital library of historical primary sources with AI-aided OCR, translation, and scholarly curation.**
๐ Visit Library โข ๐ Docs โข ๐บ๏ธ System Map โข ๐ค Contribute
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๐ฌ Experience Source Library
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*Explore thousands of digitized historical texts with AI-enhanced translations and scholarly curation.*
---
๐ฏ About Source Library
Source Library is an open digital library dedicated to making early printed books and primary sources readable and citable. We specialize in **alchemy, Hermetica, Kabbalah, Rosicrucianism, and early modern science**โtexts that bridge historical scholarship with contemporary exploration.
๐ Why Source Library?
- โจ **Originals First** โ Read the original language text with AI-enhanced translations alongside
- ๐ **Citable Scholarship** โ Every book gets a DOI and scholarly metadata (USTC alignment, edition tracking)
- ๐๏ธ **Partner Subdomains** โ Institutions like the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica curate reading rooms on their own domains
- ๐ **Discovery** โ Collections, galleries of illustrations, and semantic search surface overlooked texts
- โ **Rigorous QA** โ Manual verification, image quality scoring, and OCR validation before publication
The platform ingests **~15K pages monthly** from Internet Archive, Gallica, Bodleian, Wellcome, and other digital heritage partners.
---
๐ Quick Start
๐ป Development Environment
Open http://localhost:3000
---
๐ Tech Stack
๐จ Frontend
Next.js 16, React 19, TailwindCSS, Lucide icons
โ๏ธ Backend
Next.js API routes, AWS Lambda for async processing
๐พ Database
MongoDB Atlas (primary), Supabase (embeddings)
๐ค AI/ML
Google Gemini 3.1 (OCR, translation, summarization)
๐๏ธ Storage
Vercel Blob (images), AWS S3 (archive), Cloudflare R2 (archive)
๐ Auth
NextAuth v5 with MongoDB adapter
๐ DevOps
Vercel (hosting), GitHub (VCS), Playwright (E2E tests)
โ๏ธ Testing
Vitest (unit/integration), Playwright (E2E)
๐ Search
PostgreSQL FTS + semantic search via Supabase
**๐ฆ Key Dependencies:**
- sharp โ Image resizing and cropping
- @google/generative-ai โ Gemini API integration
- xml2js โ USTC metadata parsing
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk โ MCP server for agent integration
- stripe โ Donation and subscription handling
---
๐ Core Features
๐ Reading & Navigation
- **โก Page pagination** โ Instant navigation between 100+ pages
- **๐ Full-text search** โ Query across OCR'd text and translations
- **๐ Quote generation** โ Copy and cite passages with DOI links
๐ Processing Pipeline
- **๐งฉ Smart split detection** โ Automatic gutter detection for two-page spreads (Gemini AI or ML-based)
- **โ๏ธ High-accuracy OCR** โ Gemini Vision API with language-specific models (Latin, German, Greek, Arabic, etc.)
- **๐ฃ๏ธ Context-aware translation** โ Maintains continuity across pages for scholarly accuracy
- **๐ผ๏ธ Gallery extraction** โ AI-powered detection and cataloging of illustrations
๐จ Curation & Discovery
- **๐ Themed collections** โ Editorial collections (e.g., "Alchemy & Transmutation," "Kabbalah & Mysticism")
- **๐๏ธ Gallery browsing** โ Curated images from all books (museum-quality metadata)
- **๐ Related editions** โ Link across translations, reprints, and derivative works
- **๐ Authority linking** โ Connect to USTC, VIAF, and other scholarly databases
๐ค Scholarly Export
- **๐ฑ EPUB generation** โ Multi-format ebook export
- **๐ PDF with annotations** โ Preserve layout, add scholarly notes
- **๐ DOI minting** โ Version books via Zenodo integration for long-term citation
๐ข Tenant Subdomains
- **๐๏ธ Isolated reading rooms** โ Partners host curated subsets on custom domains (e.g., bph.sourcelibrary.org)
- **๐จ Branding & navigation** โ Full UI customization per tenant
- **๐ Access control** โ Public or members-only collections
---
๐๏ธ Architecture Overview
๐ Data Model
**๐ Books** contain structured metadata:
- **๐๏ธ Bibliographic** โ Title, author, language, publication date, USTC ID
- **๐ผ๏ธ Images** โ Links to source (Internet Archive, Gallica, etc.), archival status
- **โ๏ธ Processing** โ OCR status, translation language, extraction metadata
๐ Visit Library โข ๐ Docs โข ๐บ๏ธ System Map โข ๐ค Contribute
---
๐ฌ Experience Source Library
Your browser does not support the video tag.
*Explore thousands of digitized historical texts with AI-enhanced translations and scholarly curation.*
---
๐ฏ About Source Library
Source Library is an open digital library dedicated to making early printed books and primary sources readable and citable. We specialize in **alchemy, Hermetica, Kabbalah, Rosicrucianism, and early modern science**โtexts that bridge historical scholarship with contemporary exploration.
๐ Why Source Library?
- โจ **Originals First** โ Read the original language text with AI-enhanced translations alongside
- ๐ **Citable Scholarship** โ Every book gets a DOI and scholarly metadata (USTC alignment, edition tracking)
- ๐๏ธ **Partner Subdomains** โ Institutions like the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica curate reading rooms on their own domains
- ๐ **Discovery** โ Collections, galleries of illustrations, and semantic search surface overlooked texts
- โ **Rigorous QA** โ Manual verification, image quality scoring, and OCR validation before publication
The platform ingests **~15K pages monthly** from Internet Archive, Gallica, Bodleian, Wellcome, and other digital heritage partners.
---
๐ Quick Start
๐ป Development Environment
Open http://localhost:3000
---
๐ Tech Stack
๐จ Frontend
Next.js 16, React 19, TailwindCSS, Lucide icons
โ๏ธ Backend
Next.js API routes, AWS Lambda for async processing
๐พ Database
MongoDB Atlas (primary), Supabase (embeddings)
๐ค AI/ML
Google Gemini 3.1 (OCR, translation, summarization)
๐๏ธ Storage
Vercel Blob (images), AWS S3 (archive), Cloudflare R2 (archive)
๐ Auth
NextAuth v5 with MongoDB adapter
๐ DevOps
Vercel (hosting), GitHub (VCS), Playwright (E2E tests)
โ๏ธ Testing
Vitest (unit/integration), Playwright (E2E)
๐ Search
PostgreSQL FTS + semantic search via Supabase
**๐ฆ Key Dependencies:**
- sharp โ Image resizing and cropping
- @google/generative-ai โ Gemini API integration
- xml2js โ USTC metadata parsing
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk โ MCP server for agent integration
- stripe โ Donation and subscription handling
---
๐ Core Features
๐ Reading & Navigation
- **โก Page pagination** โ Instant navigation between 100+ pages
- **๐ Full-text search** โ Query across OCR'd text and translations
- **๐ Quote generation** โ Copy and cite passages with DOI links
๐ Processing Pipeline
- **๐งฉ Smart split detection** โ Automatic gutter detection for two-page spreads (Gemini AI or ML-based)
- **โ๏ธ High-accuracy OCR** โ Gemini Vision API with language-specific models (Latin, German, Greek, Arabic, etc.)
- **๐ฃ๏ธ Context-aware translation** โ Maintains continuity across pages for scholarly accuracy
- **๐ผ๏ธ Gallery extraction** โ AI-powered detection and cataloging of illustrations
๐จ Curation & Discovery
- **๐ Themed collections** โ Editorial collections (e.g., "Alchemy & Transmutation," "Kabbalah & Mysticism")
- **๐๏ธ Gallery browsing** โ Curated images from all books (museum-quality metadata)
- **๐ Related editions** โ Link across translations, reprints, and derivative works
- **๐ Authority linking** โ Connect to USTC, VIAF, and other scholarly databases
๐ค Scholarly Export
- **๐ฑ EPUB generation** โ Multi-format ebook export
- **๐ PDF with annotations** โ Preserve layout, add scholarly notes
- **๐ DOI minting** โ Version books via Zenodo integration for long-term citation
๐ข Tenant Subdomains
- **๐๏ธ Isolated reading rooms** โ Partners host curated subsets on custom domains (e.g., bph.sourcelibrary.org)
- **๐จ Branding & navigation** โ Full UI customization per tenant
- **๐ Access control** โ Public or members-only collections
---
๐๏ธ Architecture Overview
๐ Data Model
**๐ Books** contain structured metadata:
- **๐๏ธ Bibliographic** โ Title, author, language, publication date, USTC ID
- **๐ผ๏ธ Images** โ Links to source (Internet Archive, Gallica, etc.), archival status
- **โ๏ธ Processing** โ OCR status, translation language, extraction metadata
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