# ArtsDot Art Search & Quotation MCP server

> Search a catalog of artworks, artists and museums, and get price quotations for prints and hand-painted oil reproductions.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/artsdot-art-search-quotation
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [E-commerce](https://mcp.tc/c/ecommerce)
- Vendor: ArtsDot
- Homepage: <https://artsdot.com/en/mcp/>

## About

Connects to the ArtsDot catalog of about 645,000 artworks, 52,000 artists and 5,000 museums. You can search by keyword or by meaning, read full details and articles, check whether an artwork is for sale now, and get prices for a print or hand-painted oil reproduction at a chosen size, frame and currency.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint. No sign-in or API key is needed. All tools are read-only: the server cannot place orders or take payments, and returns links to order on the website.

## What it can do

- Search artworks, artists, museums and articles by keyword
- Semantic search of passages and objects by meaning
- Read full details of an artwork, artist, museum or article
- Get print or oil reproduction quotations by size, frame and currency
- Quote custom reproductions from a customer's own image
- Check stock, auction, original and collectible availability

## Tools (15)

- `search_artworks`: Full-text search of artworks by title, artist name and description. (read-only)
- `search_museums`: Search museums by name, optionally by city and country. (read-only)
- `search_artists`: Search artists by name and biography, with place and year-alive filters. (read-only)
- `search_articles`: Search website articles, optionally by category code. (read-only)
- `search_sections_semantically`: Semantic search returning whole passages from articles, museums, artists and artworks. (read-only)
- `search_objects_semantically`: Find artworks, artists, museums or articles closest in meaning to a text. (read-only)
- `search_fts`: Full-text search across all four models at once, up to 10 results each. (read-only)
- `get_detail_artwork`: Full data and useful page links for one artwork by pk. (read-only)
- `get_detail_artist`: Full biography data and page links for one artist by pk. (read-only)
- `get_detail_museum`: Full data and page links for one museum by pk. (read-only)
- `get_detail_article`: Full article content and related links by pk. (read-only)
- `get_quotation`: Price quotation for a reproduction of an artwork, as an art print or a hand-painted oil painting, at a given size and in a given currency. (read-only)
- `get_custom_reproduction_quotation`: Price quotation for a CUSTOM reproduction — one made from an image the customer supplies (their own photo, or an artwork that is not in the catalog) — as an art print or a hand-painted oil painting. (read-only)
- `get_artwork_availability`: Show stock, auction, original and collectible offers for one artwork, with prices. (read-only)
- `find_artwork_in_catalog`: ONE call that says whether a work is in our catalog, for a visitor who cannot name it exactly: a half-remembered or translated title, an artist, a description of the picture — or several of them. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "Find Monet paintings of water lilies and show me the museum that holds them"
- "How much would a 60x90 cm hand-painted oil copy of Starry Night cost in EUR?"
- "Which museums in Florence are in the catalog?"
- "Is there a ready-made oil painting of sunflowers in stock right now?"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http artsdot-art-search-quotation https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **artsdot-art-search-quotation** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **ArtsDot Art Search & Quotation** and paste this URL:

```url
https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=ArtsDot%20Art%20Search%20%26%20Quotation&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdirect.artsdot.com%2Fmcp%2F>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=artsdot-art-search-quotation&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2RpcmVjdC5hcnRzZG90LmNvbS9tY3AvIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artsdot-art-search-quotation": {
      "url": "https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=artsdot-art-search-quotation&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fdirect.artsdot.com%2Fmcp%2F%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"artsdot-art-search-quotation","type":"http","url":"https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "artsdot-art-search-quotation": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artsdot-art-search-quotation": {
      "serverUrl": "https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add artsdot-art-search-quotation --url https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.artsdot-art-search-quotation]
url = "https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http artsdot-art-search-quotation https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artsdot-art-search-quotation": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://direct.artsdot.com/mcp/`.

## Recent changes

- 2026-11-11 11:47 UTC: 1 tool added and 1 tool changed. Source: automatic check. Added: find\_artwork\_in\_catalog. Changed: search\_artworks.
- 2026-11-10 20:46 UTC: New version 1.1.0 (was 1.0.0), reported by the server. Source: automatic check.
- 2026-11-10 20:46 UTC: 2 tools added, 2 tools removed and 8 tools changed. Server instructions changed. Source: automatic check. Worth a look: new server instructions. Added: get\_custom\_reproduction\_quotation, get\_quotation. Removed: get\_a\_custom\_reproduction\_quotation, get\_a\_quotation. Changed: get\_artwork\_availability, search\_articles, search\_artists, search\_artworks, search\_fts, search\_museums, search\_objects\_semantically, search\_sections\_semantically.
- 2026-11-03 20:53 UTC: 1 tool removed and 3 tools changed. Server instructions changed. Source: automatic check. Worth a look: new server instructions. Removed: search\_article\_sections. Changed: search\_fts, search\_objects\_semantically, search\_sections\_semantically.
- 2026-11-03 14:29 UTC: Tracking started: 15 tools read. Source: automatic check.

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## Details

- Server version: 1.1.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-06-18
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-11-03
- Updated: 2026-11-11

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