Cooper Hewitt

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Integrates with Cooper Hewitt Museum's collection API to enable searching and retrieving detailed information about artifacts for art research and cultural analysis.

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Author: behole
Repository: behole/cooper-hewitt-mcp
GitHub stars: 2
License: MIT License
Categories: Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, AI, Search, Knowledge Base, Project Management, API, Frontend

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name Cooper Hewitt

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) node
Arguments
- Argument 1 path to your index.js
Environment
- COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN your_api_token_here
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/behole/cooper-hewitt-mcp.git

cd cooper-hewitt-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up API Token
- Create a .env file in the project root
- Obtain an API token from the Cooper Hewitt API
- Add your token to the .env file:

   COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN=your_api_token_here

4. Update your claude_desktop_config.json

"cooper-hewitt": {

      "command": "node",

      "args": ["path to your index.js"]

    }

node index.js

`search-objects`

Search for objects in the Cooper Hewitt collection. Parameters: query (string, required), page (number, optional), perPage (number, optional)

`get-object`

Retrieve detailed information about a specific museum object. Parameters: id (string, required)

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cooper hewitt": {
            "env": {
                "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
            },
            "args": [
                "path to your index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": {
        "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
    },
    "args": [
        "path to your index.js"
    ],
    "command": "node"
}

Macos

{
    "env": {
        "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
    },
    "args": [
        "path to your index.js"
    ],
    "command": "node"
}

Windows

{
    "env": {
        "COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
    },
    "args": [
        "path to your index.js"
    ],
    "command": "node"
}

Cooper Hewitt Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

Description

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Cooper Hewitt Museum's collection API. This tool allows searching and retrieving detailed information about museum objects programmatically.

Prerequisites

- Node.js (version 16+ recommended) - npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/behole/cooper-hewitt-mcp.git

cd cooper-hewitt-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up API Token
- Create a .env file in the project root
- Obtain an API token from the Cooper Hewitt API
- Add your token to the .env file:

   COOPER_HEWITT_API_TOKEN=your_api_token_here

4. Update your claude_desktop_config.json

"cooper-hewitt": {

      "command": "node",

      "args": ["path to your index.js"]

    }

Available Tools

Search Objects

- Name: search-objects - Description: Search for objects in the Cooper Hewitt collection - Parameters: - query (string, required): Search terms - page (number, optional): Page number of results - perPage (number, optional): Number of results per page

Get Object Details

- Name: get-object - Description: Retrieve detailed information about a specific museum object - Parameters: - id (string, required): Unique identifier of the museum object

Running the Server

node index.js

Development

- Ensure all dependencies are installed - Run tests (if applicable) - Check code formatting

Contributing

1. Fork the repository 2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) 3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') 4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) 5. Open a Pull Request

To-Do's (Very Much a WIP) ->

- Fix image handingling in the artifacts on Claude Desktop

License

Specify your license - e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0

Contact

[]

Acknowledgments

- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum - Model Context Protocol SDK

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Cooper Hewitt Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

Description

Prerequisites

Installation

Available Tools

Search Objects

Get Object Details

Running the Server

Development

Contributing

To-Do's (Very Much a WIP) ->

License

Contact

Acknowledgments

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