# Art Institute of Chicago Collection Server

Provide AI models with natural language access to the Art Institute of Chicago's art collection. Enable searching artworks by title, full text, or artist, and retrieving detailed artwork information …

## Quick Start

```bash
# Connect this server (installs CLI if needed)
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest mcp add mikechao/artic-mcp

# Browse available tools
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool list mikechao/artic-mcp

# Get full schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get mikechao/artic-mcp search-by-title

# Call a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool call mikechao/artic-mcp search-by-title '{}'
```

## Tools (6)

- `search-by-title` — Search for artworks by title in the Art Institute of Chicago. Pagination is supported with the page parameter
- `get-artwork-by-id` — Get additional information, including an image if available, about a specific artwork by its ID from the Art Institute …
- `full-text-search` — Search for artworks in the Art Institute of Chicago collection whose metadata contains mention of the query term.Pagina…
- `search-for-artist` — Search for artists in the Art Institute of Chicago collection
- `get-artwork-by-artist` — Get artworks by artist id in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. Pagination is supported with the page parameter.
- `search-by-medium` — Search for artworks by medium in the Art Institute of Chicago. Pagination is supported with the page parameter

```bash
# Get full input/output schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get mikechao/artic-mcp <tool-name>
```

## Prompts (1)

- `art-gallery` (artist) — Generates an art gallery for a specific artist

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Source: https://github.com/mikechao/artic-mcp | License: MIT