cooper-hewitt-mcp
by behole
Verified
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Cooper Hewitt Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server
Description
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Cooper Hewitt Museum's collection API. This tool allows searching and retrieving detailed information about museum objects programmatically.
Prerequisites
- Node.js (version 16+ recommended)
- npm (Node Package Manager)
Installation
- Clone the repository:
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- Install dependencies:
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- Set up API Token
- Create a
.env
file in the project root - Obtain an API token from the Cooper Hewitt API
- Add your token to the
.env
file:
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- Update your claude_desktop_config.json
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Available Tools
Search Objects
- Name:
search-objects
- Description: Search for objects in the Cooper Hewitt collection
- Parameters:
query
(string, required): Search termspage
(number, optional): Page number of resultsperPage
(number, optional): Number of results per page
Get Object Details
- Name:
get-object
- Description: Retrieve detailed information about a specific museum object
- Parameters:
id
(string, required): Unique identifier of the museum object
Running the Server
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Development
- Ensure all dependencies are installed
- Run tests (if applicable)
- Check code formatting
Contributing
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature
) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'
) - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature
) - Open a Pull Request
To-Do's (Very Much a WIP) ->
- Fix image handingling in the artifacts on Claude Desktop
License
Specify your license - e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0
Contact
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Acknowledgments
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Model Context Protocol SDK
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Interact with the Cooper Hewitt API with MCP.
- Description
- Prerequisites
- Installation
- Available Tools
- Running the Server
- Development
- Contributing
- To-Do's (Very Much a WIP) ->
- License
- Contact
- Acknowledgments