`search_artworks`

Pack: metmuseum · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_artworks for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search The Met’s open-access collection by keyword. Optionally filter to objects with images, currently on view, by medium, or by a year range. Returns compact records (title, artist, date, medium, image) hydrated from object detail. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`q`	string	yes	Search query, e.g. “sunflowers”, “Vermeer”, “samurai armor”.
`limit`	number	no	How many matching objects to hydrate with full detail (default 8, max 15).
`has_images`	boolean	no	Only return objects that have images (default true).
`on_view`	boolean	no	Only return objects currently on view in a gallery.
`date_begin`	number	no	Start year of the date range, e.g. 1700. Must be paired with date_end.
`date_end`	number	no	End year of the date range, e.g. 1800. Must be paired with date_begin.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "q": "sunflowers"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/metmuseum/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_artworks","arguments":{"q":"sunflowers"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_artworks', {
  "q": "sunflowers"
});

More examples

{
  "q": "Vermeer",
  "limit": 10,
  "has_images": true,
  "date_begin": 1600,
  "date_end": 1700
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the metmuseum pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metmuseum": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/metmuseum/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_artworks