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Search 19.4M Smithsonian Open Access objects, get CC0 images, find cross-collection connections.

Answered:

4 of 4 checks

Status
responds
Typical response time
299 ms
Last checked
Latest check:
This server answered at its latest check.Last checked  · MCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200 · answered in 326 ms.
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Address
https://smithsonian.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Listed in:
official MCP registry mcp_registry
Registry name
io.github.cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server
Transport
streamable HTTP streamable-http
Host
smithsonian.caseyjhand.com

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What the server says about itself

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Server name:
smithsonian-mcp-server
Version:
0.3.5
MCP features it lists:
logging, resources, tools, prompts
Tool names:
smithsonian_search_objectssmithsonian_list_termssmithsonian_get_objectsmithsonian_get_mediasmithsonian_browse_categorysmithsonian_find_related
Instructions excerpt:
Smithsonian Open Access API — 14.5M objects across 20+ museums; 5.2M of them carry CC0 media. Recommended workflow: 1. Start with smithsonian_search_objects for free-text or open-ended discovery. 2. Use smithsonian_list_terms to resolve exact museum (unit_code), culture, place, date, or topic vocabulary — terms are a controlled vocabulary, often plural (e.…

Reported Aug 17, 2026, 05:07 AM UTC.

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Recorded checks for smithsonian-mcp-server
CheckedStatusTookCheck
responds109 msMCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200
responds328 msMCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200
responds272 msMCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200
responds326 msMCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200

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