How to Use the Harvard Art Museums MCP in Windsurf
Use Windsurf to query the Harvard Art Museums directly within your code editor for rapid research and data-driven analysis.
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Connect Harvard Art Museums MCP to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect Harvard Art Museums to Windsurf and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
Auto-discover museum records with Windsurf
Cascade doesn't waste time guessing schemas. Once connected, Windsurf inspects the `search_museum_objects` tool to pull live collection data directly into your active workspace. Stop switching tabs to check metadata. Your agent triggers `get_object_details` to verify provenance and object attributes without leaving your current file.
Map exhibition data via Windsurf
Planning an exhibition-based project is simpler when the data lives in your IDE. Windsurf uses `search_exhibitions` to pull historical dates and show titles into your local environment. It links these results back to the `list_museum_galleries` endpoint. You get a complete physical layout of the museum's footprint mapped to your specific code requirements.
Trace artist history using Windsurf
Find specific creators by querying `search_museum_people` through your agent. Windsurf processes these results and relates them to existing art objects in your codebase. This workflow clears the friction between raw museum data and your application logic. You see exactly how artists connect to the broader collection in real time.
Set up Harvard Art Museums 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 Harvard Art Museums MCP
Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the
mcpServersobject. 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 Harvard Art Museums payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Harvard Art Museums tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.
{
"mcpServers": {
"harvard-art-museums-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
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