Swiss Culture MCP server
BAK cultural heritage, ISOS, living traditions, RSS
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Swiss Culture tools (10)
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bak_get_isos_detailRuft vollständige Details eines ISOS-Ortsbildes anhand der Feature-ID ab.
bak_get_kulturpreiseRuft Informationen zu Schweizer Kulturpreisen ab.
bak_get_newsRuft aktuelle Medienmitteilungen des Bundesamts für Kultur (BAK) ab.
bak_get_opendataListet Open-Data-Datensätze des Bundesamts für Kultur auf opendata.swiss auf.
bak_get_tradition_detailRuft die Detailbeschreibung einer lebendigen Tradition vom BAK-Inventar ab.
bak_isos_by_kantonListet alle ISOS-Ortsbilder eines Schweizer Kantons auf.
bak_isos_by_kategorieFiltert ISOS-Ortsbilder nach Siedlungskategorie (optional kombiniert mit Kanton).
bak_isos_statisticsGibt Übersichtsstatistiken zum ISOS-Bundesinventar zurück.
bak_list_traditionsListet lebendige Traditionen der Schweiz vom offiziellen BAK-Inventar auf.
bak_search_isosSucht ISOS-Ortsbilder (Bundesinventar der schützenswerten Ortsbilder der Schweiz) nach Ortsname.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-14 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan13 source files scanned20/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 18 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Findings (1)
- mediumsubprocess with shell=True
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How Swiss Culture compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 85/100
- higher than 70% of 48,255 servers
- Tools
- 10
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 1
- more than 65% of 28,688 servers
- Downloads a week
- 42
- more than 34% of 12,191 servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 10 read
Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-07-31, latest 2026-09-19, typically one every 50 days.
Install Swiss Culture in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add swiss-culture-mcp -- uvx swiss-culture-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Swiss Culture repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
🇨🇭 Part of the Swiss Public Data MCP Portfolio
🏛️ swiss-culture-mcp
MCP server for Swiss cultural heritage data from the Federal Office of Culture (BAK) — ISOS townscapes, Living Traditions, cultural prizes, press releases. No API key required.
🌐 English | Deutsch
Overview
swiss-culture-mcp makes Swiss cultural data accessible to AI assistants. The server connects LLMs like Claude with Switzerland's national cultural heritage: from protected townscapes (ISOS) to living traditions of intangible cultural heritage and current cultural awards.
Sources: geo.admin.ch REST API · news.admin.ch RSS · opendata.swiss CKAN · lebendige-traditionen.ch
No API key required. All data sources are publicly available (Open Government Data).
Anchor demo query: "Which protected townscapes are there in the school districts of the city of Zurich, and what living traditions are practised there?"
Features
- 🏘️ ISOS search – Federal Inventory of Swiss Townscapes Worth Protecting by name, canton or settlement type
- 📜 Living Traditions – 228 entries of Swiss intangible cultural heritage
- 🏆 Cultural prizes – Swiss Film Prize, Grand Prix Literature, Music Prize and more
- 📰 BAK press releases – current news from the Federal Office of Culture
- 📦 Open data catalogue – BAK datasets on opendata.swiss
- ☁️ Dual transport – stdio for Claude Desktop, Streamable HTTP for cloud deployment
3 Resources: bak://isos/kantone · bak://isos/kategorien · bak://kulturpreise/uebersicht
Data Sources
Prerequisites
- Python 3.11+
- uv or pip
- No API keys required
Installation
# Recommended: uvx (no install step needed)
uvx swiss-culture-mcp
# Alternative: pip
pip install swiss-culture-mcpQuickstart
# Start the server (stdio mode for Claude Desktop)
uvx swiss-culture-mcpTry it immediately in Claude Desktop:
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Swiss Culture: common questions
- Is Swiss Culture MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Swiss Culture safety report
- How do I install Swiss Culture?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Swiss Culture need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Swiss Culture maintained?
- The last commit was 39 days ago (2026-09-26). The latest release is v1.2.0.
- How does Swiss Culture compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 85/100 (higher than 70% of 48,255 servers); tools 10 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.