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smithsonian mcp server MCP

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io.github.cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

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

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:6

Target client

run in your project directory

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

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

smithsonian_search_objects

smithsonian search objects

smithsonian_list_terms

smithsonian list terms

smithsonian_get_object

smithsonian get object

smithsonian_get_media

smithsonian get media

smithsonian_browse_category

smithsonian browse category

smithsonian_find_related

smithsonian find related

All 6 tools, one page each

1 resource you attach as context

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.