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smithsonian-mcp

v1.0.3

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MCP server for Smithsonian collections: artifacts, art, specimens. Free key.

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Smithsonian MCP

MCP server for Smithsonian collections: artifacts, art, specimens. Free key.

Pairs well with metmuseum-mcp, art-institute-mcp, and clevelandart-mcp.

Quick start

Get a key at https://api.data.gov/signup/ (free), then:

export SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY=your_key_here
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js

The server uses stdio, so it can be connected to Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, MCP Inspector, or another compatible MCP client.

Tools at a glance

  • search_objects: Artifacts, art, specimens with images.

Limits and privacy

This project is intentionally narrow. It should be treated as a practical helper, not a complete certification or security audit. Check the implementation and the returned data before using it with sensitive material. Your key stays local and is only sent to the Smithsonian API. Read-only.

Licence — no paywall

Every tool in this package is free: no licence key, no premium tier, no hosted licence gateway. The paywall machinery this repo once carried (per-tool licence checks and paid hosted endpoints) was removed repo-wide on 2026-10-17. Nothing that this package installs or calls asks you to pay.