How do I connect Met Museum MCP Server to Claude?

The listing records `bunx @cyanheads/met-museum-mcp-server@latest` as its setup step. Run it, then follow the repository's instructions for the client configuration; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.

Is Met Museum MCP Server free?

The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Met Museum MCP Server do?

Met Museum MCP Server documents 3 tools to the agent, including met_get_object, met_list_departments, met_search_collections. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Met Museum MCP Server

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by cyanheads

Search the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, fetch full artwork records and open-access images via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

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$bunx @cyanheads/met-museum-mcp-server@latest

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Documented tools (3)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

met_get_object

Fetch full records for one or more object IDs — metadata, provenance, artist info, CC0 image URLs, tags, and Wikidata links

met_list_departments

Return all 19 curatorial departments with their numeric IDs and display names

met_search_collections

Search the collection by keyword with filters for department, date range, medium, geography, on-view status, public-domain status, and highlight designation

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Questions about Met Museum MCP Server

How do I connect Met Museum MCP Server to Claude?: The listing records `bunx @cyanheads/met-museum-mcp-server@latest` as its setup step. Run it, then follow the repository's instructions for the client configuration; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.
Is Met Museum MCP Server free?: The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Met Museum MCP Server do?: Met Museum MCP Server documents 3 tools to the agent, including met_get_object, met_list_departments, met_search_collections. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.