Thisispaper
Search 2,500+ curated architecture, design, photography and art projects. Free tier, no signup.
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- LOWTool 'get_project' description lacks action verbin get_project
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"thisispaper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"thisispaper-mcp"
]
}
}
}Runnable packages
1.0.1stdioRemote endpoints
https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (10)
🟢search(query)
Search 2,500+ hand-curated architecture, design, photography and art projects from Thisispaper. Returns a list of results with id, title and url.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search terms, e.g. 'concrete chapel' or 'art exhibitions'."
}
},
"required": [
"query"
]
}🟢fetch(id)
Retrieve the full record for one Thisispaper project by id (the id returned by search). Returns title, text and the public url.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Project id from a search result, e.g. 'audeum-kengo-kuma'."
}
},
"required": [
"id"
]
}🟢search_projects(query, limit)
Search 2,500+ hand-curated architecture, design, photography and art projects from Thisispaper. Returns ranked summaries (name, studio, city, year, category, intro, thumbnail, url, citation_url, provenance). Without an API key, results are capped at 5; pass Authorization: Bearer tip_live_... for full results.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search terms, e.g. 'concrete chapel' or 'japanese teahouse'."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max results (default 10, max 20)."
}
},
"required": [
"query"
]
}🟢similar_projects(slug, limit)
Nearest projects to a given slug by visual + semantic similarity (precomputed SigLIP neighbours). Use the slug from search_projects results.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Project slug, e.g. 'audeum-kengo-kuma'."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max results (default 10, max 20)."
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
]
}🟢get_project(slug)
Full metadata for one project: machine-written description, design language, details and dimensions, plus the public URL.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Project slug, e.g. 'audeum-kengo-kuma'."
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
]
}🟢search_by_taste(material, light, color, mood, composition, ...)
Search by taste metadata: material, light, color, mood, composition, subject. Unique to Thisispaper: these tags were written during human curation. Provide at least one dimension; results are ranked by how many dimensions match, then by recency.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"material": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Material, e.g. 'rammed earth', 'concrete', 'timber'."
},
"light": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Light quality, e.g. 'diffused', 'natural', 'dramatic'."
},
"color": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Palette, e.g. 'white', 'earth tones', 'green'."
},
"mood": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Mood, e.g. 'austere', 'warm', 'monumental'."
},
"composition": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Composition, e.g. 'symmetrical', 'geometric', 'minimal'."
},
"subject": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Subject, e.g. 'chapel', 'house', 'pavilion'."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max results (default 10, max 20)."
}
}
}🟢browse(category, limit)
Newest projects in the archive first, optionally filtered by category: architecture, interiors, design, photography or art.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional category filter: architecture, interiors, design, photography or art."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max results (default 10, max 20)."
}
}
}🟢discover
One project chosen at random from the archive. Editorial serendipity: the way a reader opens a magazine to an unplanned spread.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}🟢list_guides(city, type)
Every hand-curated Thisispaper guide and edition. Guides are places: Tokyo, Kyoto, Lisbon, Copenhagen. Editions are themes: Black Matter (black as a way of handling light), Jutaku (Japanese houses on narrow plots), Icons, Off-the-Grid, Monographs on single architects. Returns each one's title, type, one-line description, cover image and public URL. Filter by city or by type. The full guides and editions are reserved for Thisispaper+ members.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional city or region filter, e.g. 'tokyo' or 'portugal'. Applies to guides."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"guide",
"edition"
],
"description": "Optional: 'guide' for places, 'edition' for themes. Omit for both."
}
}
}🟢get_api_key(email)
Mint a FREE Thisispaper Intelligence API key (200 calls/month) for an email address. The key is shown once; use it as Authorization: Bearer tip_live_... on this MCP endpoint and on the REST API. Max 3 keys per email.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"email": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Your email address. The key is tied to it."
}
},
"required": [
"email"
]
}Community
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