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io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server

REMOTE · ART-INSTITUTE-CHICAGO.CASEYJHAND.COM · 2 COMPONENTS

Search the Art Institute of Chicago collection: artworks, artists, exhibitions, and audio guides.

+4 this week 88 Trust /100

Last scanned (1 day ago)

Scores higher than 96% of remote servers

Reachable. Last reached 4 Nov 2026.

Category Education and Research

Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security83
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability73
  • 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2813 tokens (~401/item across 7 items; 6 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
  • No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 4 Nov 26 0
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Tool “artic_get_artworks” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “artic_search_artworks” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Schema quality: 354 → 401 ▼ functional
    • Server version: 0.3.0 → 0.3.1 functional
    • “artic_search_artworks” added an optional parameter “acquired_to” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_artworks” added an optional parameter “acquired_from” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_artists” reworded the description of “ids” cosmetic
    • “artic_lookup_vocabulary” reworded the description of “limit” cosmetic
    • “artic_get_artworks” reworded the description of “include_related_media” cosmetic
    • “artic_get_artworks” reworded the description of “ids” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_artworks” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_artworks” reworded the description of “limit” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_artworks” reworded the description of “facets” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_exhibitions” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_exhibitions” reworded the description of “when” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_artists” reworded the description of “limit” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_exhibitions” reworded the description of “limit” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_exhibitions” reworded the description of “date_to” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_exhibitions” reworded the description of “date_from” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_audio_guide” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_audio_guide” reworded the description of “limit” cosmetic
    • “artic_search_artworks” reworded the description of “sort” cosmetic
  • 1 Nov 26 0
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 31 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 29 Oct 26 +3
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Tool “artic_search_exhibitions” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • First check of Schema quality: 100 functional
    • New resource “art-institute-chicago-guide” functional
    • Server version: 0.2.1 → 0.3.0 functional
  • 28 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 25 Oct 26 +1
    • Server version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1 functional
  • 23 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 21 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 4 Nov 2026 · Probed https://art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=caseyjhand.com CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 2 Nov 2026 31 Jan 2027 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 995a30681ab772540e934241ca1d576c
SANs: caseyjhand.com, *.caseyjhand.com
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC secure

Validation of art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com. — Secure

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
caseyjhand.com. present 2371 13 Verified
art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com. Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Header Value
strict-transport-security max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload
x-content-type-options nosniff

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com/mcp
MCP tools · 6 exposed · ~2,346 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
artic_get_artworks ~268

Fetch full Art Institute of Chicago records for up to 100 artworks by id in one call, returning deferred_ids for the rest: description, provenance, exhibition and publication history, dimensions, inscriptions, credit line, categorization, gallery, image URLs with rights status, and related multimedia. The long text sections are opt-in through sections; request the sections and ids your client can take, since every section on 100 well-documented works comes to about 1.4 MB. Ids come from artic_search_artworks, artic_search_exhibitions, or artic_search_artists.

NameTypeReqDescription
idsarrayyesArtwork ids as an array or comma-separated string, up to 1,000 supplied entries including blanks and duplicates. Comma strings also have a 100,000-character ceiling. Artwork page URLs are read as the…
include_related_mediaboolean–Load related multimedia (lectures, audio stops) for the records, up to 100 items per call.
sectionsarray–Heavy text sections to include: description (also short_description), provenance, exhibition_history, publication_history, catalogue. Defaults to description and provenance; pass an empty array for n…
NameTypeReqDescription
artworksarray–Records in request order; ids the museum does not have are left out.
deferred_idsarray–Unattempted ids beyond the first 100, in request order; pass them to artic_get_artworks again.
description_attributionstring–Attribution owed for description text (CC BY 4.0); present when any is returned.
errorobject–Present when the call failed. Absent on success.
license_textstring–License statement from the API for this data, verbatim.
missing_idsarray–Attempted ids with no artwork, in request order; unattempted ids are not reported as missing.
noticestring–Guidance when ids are missing or deferred, or related media was capped or could not load.

No examples provided.

artic_lookup_vocabulary ~204

List the values of an Art Institute of Chicago collection vocabulary with how many artworks carry each, most common first, optionally narrowed by a substring. Each value passes to the artic_search_artworks filter of the same name exactly as listed (case is ignored). Counts here span the whole collection; for counts within a filtered set of artworks, request facets from artic_search_artworks.

NameTypeReqDescription
containsstring–Case- and accent-insensitive substring the values must contain, such as "impress" for Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, or "applique" for appliqué (technique). Omit to list the most common values.
limitinteger–Values to return, most common first (1-1,000). Narrow with contains for more specific values.
public_domain_onlyboolean–Count only public-domain artworks.
vocabularystringyesVocabulary to list; its values feed the artic_search_artworks filter of the same name.
NameTypeReqDescription
capnumber–The limit applied.
errorobject–Present when the call failed. Absent on success.
filter_paramstring–The artic_search_artworks parameter that accepts these values as listed.
noticestring–Guidance when no value matched or the list was capped.
shownnumber–Values returned.
truncatedboolean–True when more values exist beyond the limit.
valuesarray–Values, most common first.
vocabularystring–The vocabulary listed.

No examples provided.

artic_search_artists ~316

Find artists, cultures, and organizations in the Art Institute of Chicago collection by name, or fetch them by id. Each result carries life dates, agent type, alternate names, how many of the museum's artworks credit them, and up to three of their works, the museum's highlighted works first. Pass an id to artic_search_artworks as artist_id to browse all of their works.

NameTypeReqDescription
artists_onlyboolean–Query mode: only agents the museum records as artists. Set false to include donors, funds, and organizations.
born_frominteger–Query mode: earliest birth year, negative for BCE.
born_tointeger–Query mode: latest birth year, negative for BCE.
idsarray–Agent ids as an array or comma-separated string, up to 1,000 supplied entries including blanks and duplicates. Comma strings also have a 100,000-character ceiling. Blanks and duplicates are dropped;…
limitinteger–Query mode: requested agents per page (1-1,000); at most 100 are returned.
pageinteger–Query mode: page to return (1-based); page times the applied limit may not exceed 1,000.
querystring–Name to find, matched against names and alternate names; every word must match. Pass query or ids, not both.
NameTypeReqDescription
artistsarray–Matching agents: in relevance order for a name search, in request order for ids.
artists_only_appliedboolean–Whether results were limited to artists; always false when ids were passed, since every requested agent is returned.
capnumber–The limit applied to this page, or the number of ids attempted (up to 100).
deferred_idsarray–Unattempted ids beyond the first 100, in request order; pass them as ids to artic_search_artists again. Present in ids mode.
errorobject–Present when the call failed. Absent on success.
has_moreboolean–True when more query matches exist beyond this page, or ids mode has deferred ids.
license_textstring–License statement from the API for this data, verbatim.
missing_idsarray–Attempted ids with no agent, in request order; present in ids mode. Deferred ids have not been checked.
next_pagenumber–Page to request next; absent when nothing remains or the next page would pass the first 1,000 matches.
noticestring–Guidance when nothing matched, ids were missing, more pages exist, the reachable window is exhausted, or artwork counts could not be loaded.
pagenumber–Page returned (1-based); always 1 when ids were passed.
shownnumber–Agents returned on this page.
totalCountnumber–Matches for the query and filters before paging, or agents found among attempted ids.
truncatedboolean–True when more query matches exist beyond this page, or ids mode has deferred ids.

No examples provided.

artic_search_artworks ~881

Search the Art Institute of Chicago collection by text and structured filters, ranked by relevance or sorted by date or acquisition year. Text matches all words across titles, artists, descriptions, provenance, and other catalog fields; common English words such as the and of are ignored. Filters combine with AND. Results reach the first 1,000 matches; narrow with filters for more. Set limit to 0 with facets to get only counts. Use artic_lookup_vocabulary for filter values and artic_get_artworks for full records.

NameTypeReqDescription
acquired_frominteger–Earliest fiscal year in which the museum acquired the work (acquisition_fiscal_year), inclusive. Works with no recorded acquisition year never match, so this filter alone never gives a complete prove…
acquired_tointeger–Latest fiscal year in which the museum acquired the work (acquisition_fiscal_year), inclusive. Works with no recorded acquisition year never match.
artiststring–Artist or culture name matched against every credited artist (all words must match).
artist_idinteger–Agent id from artic_search_artists or an artist facet row; matches preferred and other credits.
artwork_typestring–Artwork type title as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as Painting or Print.
classificationstring–Classification title as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as oil on canvas or etching.
departmentstring–Department title exactly as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as Prints and Drawings.
facetsarray–Facet counts to compute over the filtered set (top 15 values each), any or all of: department, artwork_type, style, subject, classification, material, technique, theme, place_of_origin, gallery, arti…
gallerystring–Gallery where the work is on view, such as Gallery 240 (a bare 240 is read as Gallery 240). Only on-view works carry a gallery.
has_imageboolean–Only works with an image.
limitinteger–Requested rows per page (0-1,000); at most 100 are returned. 0 returns only totalCount and facets.
materialstring–Material title as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as ink or gold leaf.
on_view_onlyboolean–Only works on view at the museum now.
pageinteger–Page to return (1-based); page times the applied limit may not exceed 1,000.
place_of_originstring–Place of origin as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as france.
public_domain_onlyboolean–Only public-domain works, whose images are CC0.
querystring–Text matched against titles, artists, descriptions, provenance, and other catalog fields; every word must match, except common English words such as the and of, which are ignored. Supports "exact phr…
sortstring–relevance ranks by query text, or by museum popularity without it. date_asc and date_desc sort by start year: works without one come last, and records with a placeholder start year (outside -8000 to…
stylestring–Style title as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as Impressionism; matches preferred or alternate styles.
subjectstring–Subject title as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored).
techniquestring–Technique title as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as black-and-white photography or plain weaving.
themestring–Theme title as artic_lookup_vocabulary lists it (case ignored), such as Women artists.
year_frominteger–Earliest year; a work matches when its date span overlaps year_from to year_to. Negative for BCE.
year_tointeger–Latest year; a work matches when its date span overlaps year_from to year_to. Negative for BCE.
NameTypeReqDescription
artworksarray–Matching artworks on this page, in ranked or sorted order.
capnumber–The limit applied to this page.
errorobject–Present when the call failed. Absent on success.
facetsobject–Counts over the filtered set for each requested facet; present only when facets were requested.
has_moreboolean–True when more matches exist beyond this page.
license_textstring–License statement from the API for this data, verbatim.
next_pagenumber–Page to request next; absent when nothing remains or the next page would pass the first 1,000 matches.
noticestring–Guidance when nothing matched, more pages exist, or the reachable window is exhausted.
pagenumber–Page returned (1-based).
shownnumber–Rows returned on this page.
sort_appliedstring–Order applied; popularity when relevance was requested without query text (the museum popularity ranking).
totalCountnumber–Matches for the query and filters, before paging.
truncatedboolean–True when more matches exist beyond this page.

No examples provided.

artic_search_audio_guide ~219

Search the Art Institute of Chicago's mobile audio-guide stops by text, matching stop titles and transcripts. Returns each stop's title, MP3 URL, and transcript text. Stops carry no artwork id, so match a stop to a work by its title; for a known artwork, artic_get_artworks related_media lists the recordings linked to it. Some stops are in Spanish, and titles are sometimes internal file names. This content is for noncommercial educational and personal use only: keep the copyright notice and cite the Art Institute of Chicago.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Requested stops per page (1-1,000); at most 100 are returned, each with its whole transcript.
pageinteger–Page to return (1-based); page times the applied limit may not exceed 1,000.
querystringyesText matched against stop titles and transcripts; every word must match, except common English words such as the and of, which are ignored. An artwork's title or the artist's surname works well.
NameTypeReqDescription
capnumber–The limit applied to this page.
errorobject–Present when the call failed. Absent on success.
has_moreboolean–True when more matches exist beyond this page.
license_textstring–License statement from the API, verbatim: noncommercial educational and personal use, with notices retained and the source cited.
next_pagenumber–Page to request next; absent when nothing remains or the next page would pass the first 1,000 matches.
noticestring–Guidance when nothing matched, more pages exist, or the reachable window is exhausted.
pagenumber–Page returned (1-based).
shownnumber–Stops returned on this page.
source_citationstring–Citation to keep with any use of this content.
stopsarray–Matching stops on this page, in relevance order.
totalCountnumber–Matches for the query, before paging.
truncatedboolean–True when more matches exist beyond this page.

No examples provided.

artic_search_exhibitions ~458

Search Art Institute of Chicago exhibitions by text, date, artwork_id, or artist_id. Relationship filters cover recorded museum links; an absent link does not prove an artwork or artist never appeared in a show. For the full exhibition record of one artwork, read the exhibition_history section of artic_get_artworks. Results carry dates, gallery, summary, web page, and listed artworks. Pass artwork ids to artic_get_artworks for full records.

NameTypeReqDescription
artist_idinteger–Exact museum agent id, from artic_search_artists or an artwork artist_id; matches recorded exhibition relationships. Combined with every other condition using AND.
artwork_idinteger–Exact museum artwork id, from artic_search_artworks or artic_get_artworks; matches recorded exhibition relationships. Combined with every other condition using AND.
date_fromstring–Earliest date, YYYY-MM-DD; an exhibition matches when its run overlaps date_from to date_to. A show with no recorded closing date ran on its opening date alone when marked Closed, else runs on from i…
date_tostring–Latest date, YYYY-MM-DD; an exhibition matches when its run overlaps date_from to date_to. Missing dates are read as described for date_from.
limitinteger–Requested exhibitions per page (1-1,000); at most 100 are returned.
pageinteger–Page to return (1-based); page times the applied limit may not exceed 1,000.
querystring–Text matched against exhibition titles, descriptions, and other fields; every word must match, except common English words such as the and of, which are ignored.
sortstring–relevance ranks by query text; start_desc and start_asc sort by opening date. Defaults to relevance with a query, else start_desc; relevance without a query sorts as start_desc.
whenstring–current: open today; upcoming: opens after today; past: closed before today; any: no date condition. A show with no recorded closing date is past when marked Closed, else current from its opening.
NameTypeReqDescription
capnumber–The limit applied to this page.
errorobject–Present when the call failed. Absent on success.
exhibitionsarray–Matching exhibitions on this page, in ranked or sorted order.
has_moreboolean–True when more matches exist beyond this page.
license_textstring–License statement from the API for this data, verbatim.
next_pagenumber–Page to request next; absent when nothing remains or the next page would pass the first 1,000 matches.
noticestring–Guidance when nothing matched, more pages exist, or the reachable window is exhausted.
pagenumber–Page returned (1-based).
shownnumber–Exhibitions returned on this page.
sort_appliedstring–Order applied.
totalCountnumber–Matches for the query and filters, before paging.
truncatedboolean–True when more matches exist beyond this page.
when_appliedstring–The when condition applied.

No examples provided.

Install

How do I install the io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server server?

io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server is a hosted endpoint at https://art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http cyanheads-art-institute-chicago-mcp-server 'https://art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com/mcp'
Common questions

What is the io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server server?

io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server. Search the Art Institute of Chicago collection: artworks, artists, exhibitions, and audio guides. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://art-institute-chicago.caseyjhand.com/mcp).

Is the io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server server safe to use?

io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server scores 88 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server server expose?

io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server exposes 6 tools: artic_search_artworks, artic_get_artworks, artic_search_artists, artic_search_exhibitions, artic_search_audio_guide, artic_lookup_vocabulary. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,346 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server server require authentication?

No. We connected to io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server server still maintained?

io.github.cyanheads/art-institute-chicago-mcp-server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.