io.github.cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

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Publisher-provided description

Search 14.5M Smithsonian Open Access objects, get CC0 images, find cross-collection connections.

Summary by lookupd

Searches millions of Smithsonian museum objects, retrieves catalog metadata and CC0 open-access images, and links related items across…

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http smithsonian-mcp-server https://smithsonian.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add smithsonian-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add smithsonian-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add smithsonian-mcp-server --url https://smithsonian.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add smithsonian-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add smithsonian-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithsonian-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://smithsonian.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithsonian-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithsonian-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (6 tools)

Publisher-provided text

• smithsonian_search_objects Recommended first step for open-ended or topic discovery: free-text search across 14.5 million Smithsonian objects, with optional exact filters. Filters narrow
• smithsonian_list_terms Enumerate the valid term vocabulary for an indexed Smithsonian filter field (unit_code, culture, place, date, online_media_type, topic). Terms are a controlled
• smithsonian_get_object Fetch a normalized catalog metadata projection for a Smithsonian object by its record_id (from smithsonian_search_objects results). Returns title, dates, descri
• smithsonian_get_media Return every CC0 (open-access) image for a Smithsonian object at multiple resolutions. The tool never returns an empty list — it names the reason instead: an ob
• smithsonian_browse_category Browse Smithsonian objects within one exact category — a single museum (mode "museum"), culture, indexed date term (mode "period"), object type (mode "medium"),
• smithsonian_find_related Discover objects across Smithsonian collections related to a given anchor object, matched on shared metadata signals — culture, period, object type, named parti

Details

• Version: 0.4.0
• Transports: streamable-http, stdio
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 663 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T09:26:38.781Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-01T19:17:30.051Z
• Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

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