• MANIFESTS
  • PROPERTIES
  • ANALYSIS
  • HUMAN

How to extract high res image metadata with your AI

Connect to the Rijksmuseum once. After that, your agent handles the technical heavy lifting of pulling IIIF manifests and asset properties.

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Short answer

How do I get high-res image metadata using AI?

Your agent uses the Rijksmuseum MCP to fetch IIIF manifests and technical image properties. You'll get dimensions, color profiles, and asset identifiers for any museum object. Here is how the data flows.

Technical outcomes

What you get from the museum data

The specific data points your agent pulls from the collection.

MANIFESTS

IIIF manifest access

The AI pulls the full IIIF manifest for a specific object. This gives you the structural map of the digital asset.

PROPERTIES

Technical image info

Get specific details like resolution, size, and format. Your agent extracts these directly from the image info endpoint.

ANALYSIS

Visual data inspection

Use the extracted metadata to compare assets or check technical specs. Your AI interprets the raw numbers into readable facts.

HUMAN

Manual verification

You decide which high-res assets are worth downloading or citing. The AI provides the data, but you make the final call on quality.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI moves from finding the object to reading its technical specifications.

  1. Locate the asset

    The AI identifies the correct object within the museum's digital collection.

    get_iiif_manifest

  2. Fetch the manifest

    It pulls the IIIF manifest to understand how the image is structured and where the high-res files live.

    get_iiif_manifest

  3. Extract properties

    The agent looks deeper into the image info to find specific technical metadata.

    get_iiif_image_info

  4. Summarize specs

    The AI presents the resolution, dimensions, and file details in plain text for you to use.

    get_iiif_image_info

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the metadata extraction.

Starting points

Replace the object names or URLs with the specific Rijksmuseum items you are researching.

Rijksmuseum Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_6YIkIaAhivuXu3HoHaQeJy3j71TH7KdxS3XNAZ2V/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 — Rijksmuseum capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rijksmuseum-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_6YIkIaAhivuXu3HoHaQeJy3j71TH7KdxS3XNAZ2V/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Get the IIIF manifest for the Rijksmuseum object at this URL: [URL]

  • What are the technical image properties for the Rembrandt painting in this manifest: [URL]

  • Find the high-resolution image dimensions for the object at [URL]

  • Check the image info for the Rijksmuseum asset at [URL] and tell me the file format.

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Start here

Connect Rijksmuseum once, then ask.

One click connects the museum to your AI client. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start querying the collection immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI download the high-res images for me?

    No. The AI can only retrieve the metadata and manifest links. You must use the provided URLs to download the files yourself.

  • 02

    Can I change the metadata in the Rijksmuseum database?

    No. This MCP is read-only. It can only pull information from the museum's existing IIIF endpoints.

  • 03

    Does it work with any IIIF-compliant museum?

    No. This specific Connector is built for the Rijksmuseum.

  • 04

    Can the AI see the actual pixels of the image?

    The AI sees the metadata describing the image, such as dimensions and color profiles. It does not see the visual content unless you provide a vision-capable client.

  • 05

    How do I get the file size of an image?

    Ask your AI to check the image info for a specific object, and it will use the available tools to find the size.

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