How to Use the Met Museum MCP in Mastra AI

Q: How do I automate Met Museum object research in Mastra AI?

Create an agent with the searchobjects and getobject tools. Define a workflow that iterates through results to build a curated list.

Q: Does this MCP Server support human oversight for Met Museum data?

Absolutely. You can set requireToolApproval on any tool. This forces the agent to wait for your sign-off before pulling object details.

Build complex, failure-aware art research workflows for Mastra AI using this specialized MCP Server.

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Automated art research workflows

Chain multiple steps together using `search_objects` and `get_object` within your Mastra agents. If a search fails, the agent retries automatically. You define the logic flow once. The agent handles the back-and-forth with the API, ensuring your workflow stays on track.

Human-in-the-loop art verification

Require manual approval before your agent calls `get_object` for sensitive records. This keeps a human in the driver's seat for critical research. Mastra handles the pause and resume state. You just flag the tool as requiring approval in your agent configuration.

Manage Met Museum data at scale

Use `list_objects` to pull massive batches of data for your analytical agents. It works with your existing TypeScript-native workflows without extra glue code. This MCP Server provides the tool signatures Mastra needs to run complex, multi-step operations. You just wire them up and deploy.

Setup guide

Set up Met Museum MCP in Mastra AI

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ and a TypeScript project
@mastra/mcp + @mastra/core packages
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies
Run npm install @mastra/mcp @mastra/core plus your preferred model provider (e.g. @ai-sdk/openai).
2

Configure the MCPClient
Create an MCPClient with your Vinkius endpoint as a URL object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Discover and inject tools
Call mcpClient.listTools() and spread the result into your agent's tools object. All Met Museum tools become native Mastra tools.
4

Run with any model
Swap openai("gpt-4o") for any AI SDK-compatible provider. Call agent.generate() and the agent routes tool calls through MCP automatically.

agent.ts

import { MCPClient } from "@mastra/mcp";
import { Agent } from "@mastra/core/agent";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

const mcpClient = new MCPClient({
  id: "met-museum-mcp-client",
  servers: {
    "met-museum-mcp": {
      url: new URL(
        "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
      ),
    },
  },
});

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "Met Museum Agent",
  model: openai("gpt-4o"),
  instructions: "You have access to Met Museum tools.",
  tools: {
    ...(await mcpClient.listTools()),
  },
});

const result = await agent.generate(
  "List recent Met Museum transactions"
);
console.log(result.text);

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Common questions about Met Museum MCP in Mastra AI

Create an agent with the `search_objects` and `get_object` tools. Define a workflow that iterates through results to build a curated list.

Yes. Mastra includes built-in exponential backoff. If the API hits a rate limit, the agent waits and tries again automatically.

Absolutely. You can set `requireToolApproval` on any tool. This forces the agent to wait for your sign-off before pulling object details.

You instantiate the client and spread the tools into your agent definition. It handles the communication protocol behind the scenes.

Your interactions are ephemeral and isolated. We don't keep logs of your specific queries, only the metadata needed for your agent to function.

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