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Smithsonian Open Access MCP

The Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server allows AI agents to search and retrieve detailed metadata for millions of Creative Commons Zero (CC0) museum and archive items from 19 Smithsonian museums. It provides tools to search by keyword and fetch full object details, enabling agents to access art, history, science, and design resources without complex schema management.

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Package and access

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Smithsonian Open Access MCP logo, by PipeworxCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx
You need:Free API key
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What you can do with it

  • Search the Smithsonian Open Access collection by keyword
  • Fetch full details for a specific Smithsonian item by ID
  • Retrieve image links and creator information for museum artifacts
  • Access CC0 licensed art, history, and science data for AI agents

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0MIT
mcp-registry: io.github.pipeworx-io/smithsonian@0.2.0Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-smithsonian 0.2.0

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-smithsonian package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-smithsonian",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Maintenance history

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  • · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithsonian-open-access-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-smithsonian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithsonian-open-access-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-smithsonian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "smithsonian-open-access-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-smithsonian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithsonian-open-access-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-smithsonian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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