How to Use the Cooper Hewitt MCP in Claude Code

Q: How does Claude Code list Cooper Hewitt exhibitions?

The agent calls listexhibitions and prints the output to your terminal. You can pipe this into other CLI tools for processing.

Connect Claude Code to Cooper Hewitt for automated museum data pipelines.

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Claude Code manages museum data pipelines

Run scripts that use `search_collection` to populate your local database. Claude Code handles the loop and error checking automatically. It works entirely in your terminal. You pipe the output of `get_object_info` into your own processing scripts for batch analysis.

Headless exhibition tracking with Claude Code

Automate your reporting by calling `list_exhibitions` in a cron job. Claude Code triggers the update and logs the results to your terminal. It handles the full sequence of fetching exhibit details and saving them to disk. No browser interaction is required.

Production data access for Claude Code

Use `get_person_info` to aggregate designer data for your backend services. Claude Code ensures the data format matches your requirements using `spec_formats`. It runs in your CI/CD pipeline to verify API responses. If an error occurs, `test_error` helps you debug the connection immediately.

Setup guide

Set up Cooper Hewitt MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see cooper-hewitt-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Cooper Hewitt transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Cooper Hewitt tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http cooper-hewitt-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Cooper Hewitt 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

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cooper-hewitt-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Cooper Hewitt MCP in Claude Code

Use the CLI to add the server. Once added, you can issue commands that invoke the tools directly from your shell.

Yes. It supports HTTP and SSE transports. You define the connection string in your configuration file.

Absolutely. You can write shell scripts that chain these tools to extract museum data into your workflow.

The agent calls `list_exhibitions` and prints the output to your terminal. You can pipe this into other CLI tools for processing.

Vinkius manages your authentication endpoint. Claude Code only receives the authorized stream, keeping your museum access credentials off your local machine.

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