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Metmuseum MCP
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection through natural language interactions. This server allows AI models to search The Met's art collection and have art works available as a Resource.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Maintained
Last commit 117d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
4 tools · ~554 tok
Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx
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Metmuseum MCP is an MCP server that a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection through natural language interactions. This server allows AI models to search The Met's art collection and have art works available as a Resource. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 78/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"met-museum": {
"args": [
"-y",
"metmuseum-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Metmuseum Mcp does
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection through natural language interactions. This server allows AI models to search The Met's art collection and retrieve artwork details (including images) via tool results.
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Security
OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Tools (4)
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~554 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Metmuseum Mcp safe to use?
- Metmuseum Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Metmuseum Mcp?
- Metmuseum Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Metmuseum Mcp do?
- Metmuseum Mcp provides 4 tools: list-departments, search-museum-objects, get-museum-object, open-met-explorer. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Metmuseum Mcp?
- Metmuseum Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Metmuseum Mcp actively maintained?
- Metmuseum Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 117 days ago. It has 32 GitHub stars.
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