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claude mcp add --transport http thisispaper https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"thisispaper": {
"url": "https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"thisispaper": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 10 found in our last check
searchSearch 2,500+ hand-curated architecture, design, photography and art projects from Thisispaper. Returns a list of results with id, title and url.
fetchRetrieve the full record for one Thisispaper project by id (the id returned by search). Returns title, text and the public url.
search_projectsSearch 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…
similar_projectsNearest projects to a given slug by visual + semantic similarity (precomputed SigLIP neighbours). Use the slug from search_projects results.
get_projectFull metadata for one project: machine-written description, design language, details and dimensions, plus the public URL.
search_by_tasteSearch 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.
browseNewest projects in the archive first, optionally filtered by category: architecture, interiors, design, photography or art.
discoverOne project chosen at random from the archive. Editorial serendipity: the way a reader opens a magazine to an unplanned spread.
list_guidesEvery 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 ea…
get_api_keyMint 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.
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, secret | Optional. Bearer tip_live_... API key. Anonymous preview is capped at 5 results; get a free key via the get_api_key tool or the docs page. |
Details
| Endpoint | https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.zaxarovcom/thisispaper |
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