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Thisispaper MCP

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Thisispaper MCP

Thisispaper is an independent art, architecture and design publication. Every project in the archive was curated by human editors since 2011.

Search 2,500+ curated projects: search, visual similarity, and full project metadata with material, light, mood and composition tags written during curation. Free tier, no signup to try.

Contact: studio@thisispaper.com

  • Endpoint (Streamable HTTP, stateless): https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp

  • Docs: thisispaper.com/intelligence/api-docs

  • Auth: optional. Anonymous requests work out of the box (results capped at 5). A free self-serve key (200 calls/month) unlocks full results via Authorization: Bearer tip_live_...

Tools

Tool

What it does

search

ChatGPT-connector search: results with id, title, url

fetch

ChatGPT-connector fetch: one project, full record, embeds the real thumbnail image

search_projects

Ranked search across the archive: name, studio, city, year, category, intro, thumbnail, citation URL, provenance

similar_projects

Visually + semantically similar projects for a slug (precomputed SigLIP neighbours)

get_project

Full metadata for one project: description, design language, details, taste dimensions

search_by_taste

Search by curation-time taste tags: material, light, color, mood, composition, subject

browse

Newest projects, optionally by category (architecture, interiors, design, photography, art)

discover

One project at random: editorial serendipity as a tool

get_api_key

Mints a free API key (200 calls/month) for an email address

Every project-shaped response carries provenance (curated by, selection date, in archive since) and a permanent citation_url.

Related MCP server: mcp-arxiv

Install

Cursor

Add to Cursor

Or add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thisispaper": {
      "url": "https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

gemini extensions install https://github.com/zaxarovcom/thisispaper-mcp

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http thisispaper https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp

Claude.ai (custom connector)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → URL: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp

Any MCP client (generic)

Transport: Streamable HTTP. URL: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp. No OAuth. Optional header: Authorization: Bearer tip_live_...

Getting a free key

Ask the agent to call get_api_key with your email, or use the API docs page. 200 calls/month, no card.

Try it

"Find concrete chapels in the Thisispaper archive"
"Show me projects similar to audeum-kengo-kuma"
"What materials define Japanese teahouse projects?"
"Find projects with rammed earth and dusk light"

About

Thisispaper is an independent art, architecture and design publication. Every project in the archive was curated by human editors since 2011.

Contact: studio@thisispaper.com

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