How to Use the Met Museum MCP in Windsurf

Q: How do I perform a search in the Met Museum using Windsurf?

Open the Cascade panel and use the searchobjects tool. Just type your query, and the agent will return the relevant object IDs. It’s a direct link to the museum's public API.

Q: Can Windsurf show me the full object metadata from the Met Museum?

Yes. After you find an object ID, run getobject to pull the complete record. You'll get the title, artist, and primary image link right in your IDE.

Q: Does this MCP Server for the Met Museum work with my Windsurf setup?

It does. Add the server configuration to your mcpconfig.json file or use the built-in MCP settings UI. Once connected, the tools appear automatically in your agent's capability list.

Q: How do I see all available departments in the Met Museum with Windsurf?

Run the listdepartments tool. It returns a simple list of all current curatorial departments. Use these IDs to refine your later searches.

Windsurf connects your IDE directly to the Met Museum collection for instant art research and metadata retrieval.

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Search the Met Museum with Windsurf

Windsurf uses `search_objects` to query the entire museum database based on your natural language input. You get back a list of object IDs that match your criteria. Once you have the IDs, you can feed them directly into the next step of your workflow. The agent handles the lookup without you leaving the editor.

Pull detailed records in Windsurf

Use `get_object` to fetch specific metadata about any piece in the museum. This returns the title, artist, medium, and image URL for the item. Windsurf displays these details in the chat or context window. It pulls the raw data so you can reference specific provenance or visual details immediately.

Browse museum departments via Windsurf

Call `list_departments` to see the full list of curatorial areas at the Met Museum. This helps you narrow your search scope before you start querying for objects. It keeps your workspace clean by letting you filter your requests by specific department IDs. You avoid pulling irrelevant data into your current project.

Setup guide

Set up Met Museum 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 Met Museum 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 Met Museum payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Met Museum tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Met Museum MCP in Windsurf

Open the Cascade panel and use the `search_objects` tool. Just type your query, and the agent will return the relevant object IDs. It’s a direct link to the museum's public API.

Yes. After you find an object ID, run `get_object` to pull the complete record. You'll get the title, artist, and primary image link right in your IDE.

It does. Add the server configuration to your `mcp_config.json` file or use the built-in MCP settings UI. Once connected, the tools appear automatically in your agent's capability list.

Run the `list_departments` tool. It returns a simple list of all current curatorial departments. Use these IDs to refine your later searches.

Your queries stay local to your machine and the museum's public API. The server only handles object metadata and does not store personal history or identifiable information.

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