catholicarchives.ie

{
  "name": "search_catholic_archives",
  "kind": "answer",
  "impl": "imperative",
  "description": "Search the Catholic Archives catalogue — ISAD(G) archival descriptions from 17 Irish Catholic religious institutions spanning the 17th century to the present. Covers Dublin Diocesan Archives, Irish Capuchin Archives, Glenstal Abbey, Carmelites, Presentation Sisters, Vincentians, Spiritans, and more. Results can be refined on the page using access point filters (subjects, places, names, genres) in the sidebar, or by appending dateStart=YYYY&dateEnd=YYYY or levels=Item to the URL.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Search terms — person names, place names, dates, topics, collection names, or document types"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "query"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "name": "search_catholic_archives_authority_records",
  "kind": "answer",
  "impl": "imperative",
  "description": "Search authority records in the Catholic Archives — persons, families, and corporate bodies (religious orders, dioceses, parishes, missionary societies) described under ISAAR(CPF). Each record includes a biographical or administrative history. Use this to research a specific individual or institution before searching for their archival records.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Name of a person, family, religious order, diocese, parish, or other corporate body"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "query"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "name": "browse_catholic_archives_summary",
  "kind": "act",
  "impl": "imperative",
  "description": "Get an AI-readable summary of the Catholic Archives catalogue — lists all 17 hosted repositories, record types, date ranges, archival standards used, search parameters, and access point discovery",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {}
  }
}

{
  "name": "browse_catholic_archives_repositories",
  "kind": "act",
  "impl": "imperative",
  "description": "Browse the list of all 17 Irish Catholic religious institution archives hosted on this platform",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {}
  }
}