cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

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GitHub: cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server
MCP registry: io.github.cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server

Install

Needs an env var: SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY — replace the <placeholders> with your values.

claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-smithsonian-mcp-server --env SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY=<SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY> -- bun @cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server run start:stdio

/mcp confirms it's connected.

Install

Or add it manually in ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-cyanheads-smithsonian-mcp-server": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": [
        "@cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY": "<SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

In claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config), then restart:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-cyanheads-smithsonian-mcp-server": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": [
        "@cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY": "<SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config entry, any MCP client:

{
  "command": "bun",
  "args": [
    "@cyanheads/smithsonian-mcp-server",
    "run",
    "start:stdio"
  ],
  "env": {
    "SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY": "<SMITHSONIAN_API_KEY>"
  }
}

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Status: listed
Source: Imported from the MCP registry
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