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Connect Cleveland Museum of Art to ChatGPT and Claude

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Bring a massive art collection into your AI chat.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

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Curated set · 9 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 03

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 9 available through Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. 01

    Get artwork

    This capability pulls a specific artwork record using its Athena ID or accession number.

  2. 02

    Get creator

    Use this to retrieve a specific creator's record by their unique ID.

  3. 03

    Get exhibition

    This capability fetches details for a specific museum exhibition via its ID.

Capability set02 / 03

04-06

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 9 available through Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. 04

    Search artworks

    This capability searches the museum collection for artworks and their metadata.

  2. 05

    Search creators

    Use this to find specific artists or creators within the museum's database.

  3. 06

    Search may show creators

    This capability finds artists who participated in the museum's specific May Shows.

Capability set03 / 03

07-09

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 9 available through Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. 07

    Search similar artworks

    This capability performs an image similarity search to find pieces that look like a target artwork.

  2. 08

    Get may show creator

    This capability retrieves a specific creator's information from the May Shows records.

  3. 09

    Search exhibitions

    Use this to find and list exhibitions held at the museum.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Researching Artist Lineage

Ask your agent to find all works by a specific creator to map their career.

02

Visual Mood Boarding

Use similarity search to find historical pieces that match a specific visual style.

03

Curating Lesson Plans

Have your agent find high-quality CC0 images for educational materials.

04

Verifying Provenance

Check accession numbers and museum records to confirm specific piece details.

Automate a task

Put Cleveland Museum of Art to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

Cleveland Museum of Art works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

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Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Cleveland Museum of Art to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

1075ms average. Fast in production.

Cleveland Museum of Art is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1350ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
810ms
Slowest day
1350ms
14-day trend
Improving-7%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 9 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Cleveland Museum of Art, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Cleveland Museum of Art. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Cleveland Museum of Art Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_8jxmIWuoXuQpcNwGKzYzRysZr7Ub9NMJhYRKmtzz/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Cleveland Museum of Art capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cleveland-museum-of-art-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_8jxmIWuoXuQpcNwGKzYzRysZr7Ub9NMJhYRKmtzz/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
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  • Cursor
  • VS Code
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  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Cleveland Museum of Art in Claude and other AIs

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Who it's for

Built for the work Cleveland Museum of Art owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to pull verified art historical data into their workflows.

  • 01

    Art Historians

    They use the AI to quickly cross-reference metadata and exhibition histories.

  • 02

    Educators

    They find CC0 images and artist biographies to build lesson plans.

  • 03

    Designers

    They use similarity searches to find visual inspiration from historical works.

FAQ

Questions Cleveland Museum of Art owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key to use this?

    No, this MCP uses the museum's Open Access API which does not require a key for public access.

  • 02

    Which AI capabilities can I use with this MCP?

    You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.

  • 03

    How many artworks are in the collection?

    The MCP provides access to over 60,000 artworks.

  • 04

    Can I find images that look like a specific painting?

    Yes, the search_similar_artworks capability allows your agent to find visually related pieces.

  • 05

    Is the data hosted by Vinkius?

    Yes, Vinkius hosts the MCP and manages the connection so it is ready to use immediately.

  • 06

    How can I find artworks that are currently on view in the museum galleries?

    You can use the search_artworks capability and set the currently_on_view parameter to true. This will filter the results to show only pieces you can see in person at the museum.

  • 07

    Can I find visually similar artworks using an image file?

    Yes! The search_similar_artworks capability allows you to provide a local file path to an image. The server will then return artworks from the collection that share visual characteristics.

  • 08

    How do I get the full biography and details of a specific artist?

    Use the get_creator capability with the specific creator's ID. It will return their full biographical record, nationality, birth/death dates, and associated artworks.

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