met_search_collections

MCP tool from Met Museum MCP Server by cyanheads

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

How to use it

Project documentation lists met_search_collections for the Met Museum MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Met Museum MCP Server

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

FULL MET MUSEUM MCP SERVER LISTING

Other tools in Met Museum MCP Server (2)

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