Kulturbase
Search and discover currently playable Nordic cultural recordings.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
A
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
~768Tokens (tool definitions)
~3.9 KBTypical response size
Moderate attention impact (0.60% of 128k context)
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"catalogue": {
"url": "https://kulturbase.no/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://kulturbase.no/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (2)
🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢search_catalog(query, limit, preferences)
Search Kulturbase for playable Nordic cultural programmes, recordings, works, series and people. Returns compact catalogue links.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "A title, person, series or programme to search for."
},
"limit": {
"default": 10,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 20
},
"preferences": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"all",
"video",
"audio"
]
},
"languages": {
"maxItems": 4,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"no",
"sv",
"da",
"sami"
]
}
},
"requireSubtitles": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"hideNorwayOnly": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string"
},
"total": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"results": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"institution",
"place",
"person",
"work",
"series",
"performance",
"episode"
]
},
"id": {
"type": [
"string",
"number"
]
},
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"id",
"title",
"summary",
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"query",
"total",
"results"
],
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢find_recording(category, duration, seed, preferences)
Choose one currently playable recording in a requested cultural category and duration band, with optional format, language, subtitle and geography preferences.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"teater",
"opera",
"dans",
"konsert",
"kulturprogram",
"film",
"barn"
]
},
"duration": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"15",
"30",
"60",
"90",
"lang"
]
},
"seed": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 4294967295
},
"preferences": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"all",
"video",
"audio"
]
},
"languages": {
"maxItems": 4,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"no",
"sv",
"da",
"sami"
]
}
},
"requireSubtitles": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"hideNorwayOnly": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"category",
"duration"
],
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"found": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"category": {
"type": "string"
},
"duration": {
"type": "string"
},
"nextSeed": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"recording": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"creator": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"durationSeconds": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"catalogUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"providerUrl": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"title",
"creator",
"year",
"durationSeconds",
"catalogUrl",
"providerUrl"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"found",
"category",
"duration",
"nextSeed",
"recording"
],
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"additionalProperties": false
}Recommended Prompts
search_research
Search for information about [topic] using Kulturbase
Expected tools:
search_catalogfind_specific
Find [specific item] using Kulturbase
Expected tools:
search_catalogCommunity
Evidence
Recent observations
verifiedversion not recorded2 tools
verifiedversion not recorded2 tools
verifiedversion not recorded2 tools