Wraps the Art Institute of Chicago's public API so you can query their collection data directly from Claude. Part of the Pipeworx gateway system, which bundles 250+ data sources behind a single MCP endpoint. The repo doesn't list specific tools, but you can use ask_pipeworx to query in plain English and let the gateway route to the right ARTIC endpoints. No authentication needed since the underlying API is public. Useful if you're building something that needs programmatic access to museum collection metadata, artwork details, or exhibition information without manually wrangling the ARTIC API docs.
Art Institute of Chicago MCP — wraps the ARTIC public API (free, no auth)
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.
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Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"artic": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/artic/mcp"
}
}
}
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Artic data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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