smithsonian-mcp-server
Server Details
Search 14.5M Smithsonian Open Access objects, get CC0 images, find cross-collection connections.
- Status
- Healthy
- Last Tested
- Transport
- Streamable HTTP
- URL
- Repository
- cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server
- GitHub Stars
- 1
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Tool Definition Quality
Average 4.6/5 across 6 of 6 tools scored.
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: search_objects for free-text exploration, browse_category for exact category browsing, get_object for full metadata, get_media for images, find_related for discovering related objects, and list_terms for vocabulary enumeration. Cross-references in descriptions clarify when to use each.
All tool names follow the consistent verb_noun pattern in snake_case (e.g., smithsonian_search_objects, smithsonian_get_media), with the prefix 'smithsonian_' for all. No mixing of conventions or vague verbs.
With 6 tools, the server is well-scoped for the purpose of accessing the Smithsonian collection. Each tool serves a distinct and necessary function without overlap or omission, covering search, detail retrieval, media, related objects, and vocabulary exploration.
The tool surface covers all essential operations for interacting with a read-only museum API: free-text search, exact category browsing, object metadata, image media, related object discovery, and controlled vocabulary enumeration. No obvious gaps remain for the stated domain.
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{
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