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Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server

28 tools. 0 can modify or destroy data without limits.

Read-only server. Low risk, but rate limits prevent runaway API costs.

Last updated: 12 Jun 2026

0 can modify or destroy data

28 read-only

28 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 12/06/2026

How to control Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server ↓

TOOL MAP

What Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server exposes to your agents

Read (28) Write / Execute (0) Destructive / Financial (0)

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THE RISK

What can go wrong

Even read-only tools carry cost. An agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up bills.

POLICY

How to control Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Cap read operations

{
  "check_museum_has_object_type": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "check_museum_has_object_type_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SMITHSONIAN OPEN ACCESS →

Free to start. No card required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 28 Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server tools

READ 28 tools

Read check_museum_has_object_type check_museum_has_object_type Read continue_explore continue_explore Read find_and_describe find_and_describe Read find_on_view_items find_on_view_items Read get_collection_statistics get_collection_statistics Read get_first_object_id get_first_object_id Read get_museum_collection_types get_museum_collection_types Read get_museum_highlights_on_view get_museum_highlights_on_view Read get_object_context Get detailed object information as context data. Read get_object_details get_object_details Read get_object_ids get_object_ids Read get_object_url get_object_url Read get_objects_on_view get_objects_on_view Read get_on_view_context get_on_view_context Read get_search_context Get search results as context data for AI assistants. Read get_smithsonian_units get_smithsonian_units Read get_stats_context Get collection statistics as context data. Read get_units_context Get a list of all Smithsonian units as context data. Read search_and_get_details search_and_get_details Read search_and_get_first_details search_and_get_first_details Read search_and_get_first_url search_and_get_first_url Read search_by_unit search_by_unit Read search_collections search_collections Read simple_explore simple_explore Read simple_search simple_search Read summarize_search_results summarize_search_results Read validate_object_id validate_object_id Read resolve_museum_name resolve_museum_name

FAQ

Questions about Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server

Is the Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server MCP server safe to use without restrictions? +

The Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server server is primarily read-only with 28 read tools. While it cannot modify data, an agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up costs. Rate limiting is still recommended.

How many tools does the Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server MCP server expose? +

28 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 28 are read-only. 0 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server? +

Register the Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 28 Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SMITHSONIAN OPEN ACCESS →

Free to start. No card required.

28 Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.