Do I need my own API key?

Yes, you will need to enter your Harvard Art Museums API key to authenticate the connection.

Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

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

Can I get images of the art?

Yes, the agent can retrieve direct links to high-quality primary images for the objects it finds.

Is the data official?

Yes, the data comes directly from the Harvard Art Museums API, ensuring it is museum-verified.

How do I search for a specific artist?

You can simply ask your AI client to search for an artist, and it will use the search_museum_people capability to find them.

How do I find my Harvard Art Museums API Key?

Request a free API Key by filling out the form on the Harvard Art Museums API portal. Your key will be sent to you via email.

Can the agent show images of the art?

Yes. The search_museum_objects and get_object_details capabilities retrieve primary image URLs for objects where available in the digital collection.

Is it possible to search for specific artists?

Yes. Use the search_museum_people capability providing the artist's name. Your agent will return their profile ID and identifying metadata instantly.

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Connect Harvard Art Museums to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

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 authoritative art history research directly into your AI workflow.

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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 · 6 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 6 available through Harvard Art Museums.

01
Search exhibitions
Find specific exhibitions hosted by the Harvard Art Museums.
02
List museum galleries
Get a full list of all galleries within the museum's physical layout.
03
Check API status
Verify if the Harvard Art Museums API is currently online and responding.

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 6 available through Harvard Art Museums.

04
Get object details
Pull complete metadata for a specific art object using its unique ID.
05
Search museum objects
Search the museum's collection for specific art objects.
06
Search museum people
Find artists and other individuals associated with the museum's records.

Real work

What teams actually run

Academic Research

An art historian asks the agent to find all works from a specific period in the collection.

Visual Inspiration

A designer queries the museum for specific mediums or styles to build a mood board.

Collection Auditing

A curator uses the agent to check the distribution of an artist's work across different galleries.

Exhibition Planning

A researcher looks up historical exhibition themes to find connections between different art movements.

Automate a task

Put Harvard Art Museums 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

Harvard Art Museums 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.

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

You don't need a client to put Harvard Art Museums 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.

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884ms average. Fast in production.

Harvard Art Museums is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1142ms

Oct 3Today

Fastest day: 706ms
Slowest day: 1142ms
14-day trend: Slowing+20%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 6 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 Harvard Art Museums, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

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

Harvard Art Museums Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ca8VkPiURtBvMbkoXBRe3QAxzWxpXcsy1GmM7Dd9/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
3Click Add and start a new chat — Harvard Art Museums capabilities are ready to use.

Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harvard-art-museums-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ca8VkPiURtBvMbkoXBRe3QAxzWxpXcsy1GmM7Dd9/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline

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

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Harvard Art Museums in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work Harvard Art Museums owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need verified art metadata without manual browsing.

01
Art Historians
They use the agent to monitor collection data and pull official metadata into research papers.
02
Curators
They hand off the task of auditing artist distributions and verifying object details to the AI.
03
Designers
They use natural language to perform rapid visual audits of historical assets for inspiration.

FAQ

Questions Harvard Art Museums owners ask.

01
Do I need my own API key?
Yes, you will need to enter your Harvard Art Museums API key to authenticate the connection.
02
Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?
You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.
03
Can I get images of the art?
Yes, the agent can retrieve direct links to high-quality primary images for the objects it finds.
04
Is the data official?
Yes, the data comes directly from the Harvard Art Museums API, ensuring it is museum-verified.
05
How do I search for a specific artist?
You can simply ask your AI client to search for an artist, and it will use the search_museum_people capability to find them.
06
How do I find my Harvard Art Museums API Key?
Request a free API Key by filling out the form on the Harvard Art Museums API portal. Your key will be sent to you via email.
07
Can the agent show images of the art?
Yes. The search_museum_objects and get_object_details capabilities retrieve primary image URLs for objects where available in the digital collection.
08
Is it possible to search for specific artists?
Yes. Use the search_museum_people capability providing the artist's name. Your agent will return their profile ID and identifying metadata instantly.

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Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

We ship only the actions that matter.

01-03

Search exhibitions

List museum galleries

Check API status

04-06

Get object details

Search museum objects

Search museum people

What teams actually run

Academic Research

Visual Inspiration

Collection Auditing

Exhibition Planning

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

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Art Historians

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Designers

Do I need my own API key?

Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

Can I get images of the art?

Is the data official?

How do I search for a specific artist?

How do I find my Harvard Art Museums API Key?

Can the agent show images of the art?

Is it possible to search for specific artists?

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