Art Institute MCP server

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

• artwork

  Details for one artwork.

• collection_profile

  The shape of a whole Art Institute search rather than its first rows: how many distinct artists, media, departments and classifications a term returns, the century distribution, how much of the page is public domain, and how many rows carry a usable date. The search tool returns one line per hit and never a total or a breakdown.

• echo

  Echo back the provided text.

• exhibition_search

  The Art Institute's exhibition archive, which no tool on this server has read: exhibition title, its opening and closing dates, its page url and how many artworks the record lists, for any search term. A different entity entirely from the artwork search and detail tools.

• health_check

  Check if the server is running and responsive.

• list_tools

  List all available tools on this server.

• ping

  Ping the server to check connectivity.

• search

  Search artworks by text.

• timestamp

  Get the current UTC timestamp.

• version_info

  Get server version and metadata.

• Code scan9 source files scanned25/25
• –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 4 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

Safety score

89/100

higher than 85% of 3,443 Web search servers

Tools

10

the typical Web search server has 5

Tools that change things

0%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

Art Institute: common questions

Is Art Institute MCP server safe?

Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (89/100). Read the Art Institute safety report

How do I install Art Institute?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Art Institute need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Art Institute maintained?

The last commit was 19 days ago (2026-10-28). The latest release is v1.0.6.

What can I use instead of Art Institute?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Airweave Search MCP server and CLIO Lmod MCP server.

How does Art Institute compare with other Web search MCP servers?

safety score 89/100 (higher than 85% of 3,443 Web search servers); tools 10 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.