How to Use the Cleveland Museum of Art MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can Windsurf use this server to group similar Cleveland Museum of Art pieces?

Yes, Windsurf uses the searchsimilarartworks tool to find visually related pieces. Cascade can run this search and write the results to a local file automatically.

Q: Is there a way to search Cleveland Museum of Art creators with Windsurf?

Absolutely. You can ask Cascade to run searchcreators and it will pull the biographies and ID numbers directly into your active coding file.

Get the Cleveland Museum of Art collection directly inside Windsurf so Cascade can pull artwork metadata and build visual galleries autonomously.

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Automate Deep Art History Research

`search_artworks` serves as Cascade's entry point to dig up historical details from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cascade initiates the search based on your prompt, then automatically grabs the creator details using `get_creator` without needing you to approve each step. You get a complete research dossier compiled in your editor. This tool integration lets Cascade cross-reference artists and their historical exhibitions using `get_exhibition` to map out an entire artistic movement in seconds.

Build Visual Portfolios in Windsurf

`search_similar_artworks` lets Cascade find visually related pieces directly from the Cleveland Museum of Art. This MCP tool integration processes the visual relationships and writes a clean JSON file of matching aesthetic styles. Your workspace populates with curated lists based on accession numbers. Because Cascade chains `get_artwork` calls, it fetches high-resolution metadata to populate your local UI components instantly.

Map Local Exhibition History

`search_may_show_creators` exposes regional Ohio art history directly to your workspace. Cascade queries the database of historical "May Shows" and isolates specific artist profiles. The agent uses `get_may_show_creator` to pull biographical records of twentieth-century Cleveland artists. It compiles these records into clean markdown documentation right inside your active directory using the MCP standard.

Setup guide

Set up Cleveland Museum of Art MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Cleveland Museum of Art MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Cleveland Museum of Art payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Cleveland Museum of Art tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cleveland-museum-of-art-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Cleveland Museum of Art MCP in Windsurf

It exposes nine specialized tools directly to Cascade. You just write a prompt asking for specific art styles, and Cascade handles the multi-step queries to fetch the data.

Yes, Windsurf uses the `search_similar_artworks` tool to find visually related pieces. Cascade can run this search and write the results to a local file automatically.

Absolutely. You can ask Cascade to run `search_creators` and it will pull the biographies and ID numbers directly into your active coding file.

Add the server configuration under the mcpServers key in your `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json` file. You can also use the Settings UI under Cascade to paste the Vinkius connection URL.

This server only queries public museum metadata, including artwork records, artist biographies, and exhibition histories. Vinkius runs the server in a secure, sandboxed environment so your local files and workspace context remain completely private.

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