Thisispaper
Search 2,500+ curated architecture, design, photography and art projects. Free tier, no signup.
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URL: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"thisispaper": {
"url": "https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http thisispaper https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp --header "Authorization: <value>"{
"servers": {
"thisispaper": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"thisispaper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"thisispaper-mcp@1.0.1"
]
}
}
}claude mcp add thisispaper -- npx -y thisispaper-mcp@1.0.110 tools, verified live
searchread-onlySearch 2,500+ hand-curated architecture, design, photography and art projects from Thisispaper. Returns a list of results with id, title and url.
fetchread-onlyRetrieve the full record for one Thisispaper project by id (the id returned by search). Returns title, text and the public url.
search_projectsread-onlySearch 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.
similar_projectsread-onlyNearest projects to a given slug by visual + semantic similarity (precomputed SigLIP neighbours). Use the slug from search_projects results.
get_projectread-onlyFull metadata for one project: machine-written description, design language, details and dimensions, plus the public URL.
search_by_tasteread-onlySearch 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.
browseread-onlyNewest projects in the archive first, optionally filtered by category: architecture, interiors, design, photography or art.
discoverread-onlyOne project chosen at random from the archive. Editorial serendipity: the way a reader opens a magazine to an unplanned spread.
list_guidesread-onlyEvery 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 ed
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.
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