Artsdata

Name: Artsdata
Author: culturecreates

by culturecreatesversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameca.artsdata/mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Search Artsdata for authoritative data on Canadian events, artists, organizations, and places.

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Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://mcp.artsdata.ca/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http artsdata https://mcp.artsdata.ca/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artsdata": {
      "url": "https://mcp.artsdata.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "artsdata": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.artsdata.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://mcp.artsdata.ca/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 6, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain artsdata.ca (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Endpoint responds
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… Not checked yet
Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 7243 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 35% of the other 7243 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 7243 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Artsdata safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 2 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Artsdata MCP Server (Rails)

Prerequisites

Ruby 4.0.6
Rails 8.1
Bundler

Setup

bundle install

Endpoints

POST /mcp: MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint (tools and resources are documented in docs/mcp-server.md)
GET /up: health check
GET /llms.txt: machine-readable guide for agents

Calls to /mcp are reported to Google Analytics 4.

MCP resources

artsdata://dumps/core-minus-provenance/latest (artsdata_dump): manifest for the latest Artsdata core-minus-provenance dump — the core graph with provenance and RDF-star annotations removed, published monthly as a gzipped Turtle file.

resources/read asks the Artsdata Databus for the newest version of the artifact (GET /databus/artifact/latest?artifact= ) and returns a small JSON document with the download URL, version, format and compression — never the dump contents. Going through the Databus means MCP clients need to know nothing about where the file is actually stored. Clients download the file from downloadUrl and compare version across reads to detect when a new dump lands.

Directory structure

.github/

workflows/ deploy-to-heroku.yml # Workflow deploying to Heroku run-unit-tests.yml # Reusable workflow running Minitest unit-test-on-pull-request.yml # Workflow running unit tests on pull requests app/ resource/ # MCP resources schema/ # JSON schemas of the tools' input and output services/ # Clients for the reconciliation service, SPARQL endpoint and Databus tool/ # MCP tools config/ initializers/mcp_server.rb # MCP server: registered tools, resources and transport initializers/mcp_analytics.rb # Google Analytics 4 reporting configuration routes.rb lib/ mcp_analytics/ # Rack middleware reporting MCP usage to Google Analytics 4 test/

Configuration

ARTSDATA_RECONCILIATION_ENDPOINT: reconciliation service URL used by the search_entities, get_entity and search_events tools.
ARTSDATA_SCHEMA_URL (optional): Turtle file compiled by the get_schema tool (default https://docs.artsdata.ca/artsdata-schema.ttl).
ARTSDATA_SCHEMA_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS (optional): how long the compiled schema is cached in process (default 86400).
ARTSDATA_CORS_ORIGINS (optional): comma-separated CORS origins (default *).
ARTSDATA_API_ENDPOINT (optional): base URL of the Artsdata API, used to query the Databus for the latest data dump (default https://api.artsdata.ca).
ARTSDATA_SPARQL_ENDPOINT (optional): SPARQL endpoint queried by the sparql_query tool (default https://query.artsdata.ca/query).
ARTSDATA_SPARQL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS (optional): read timeout for a sparql_query call (default 25).
ARTSDATA_SPARQL_MAX_ROWS (optional): maximum rows sparql_query returns; extra rows are cut and the result is flagged truncated (default 1000).
Docker instance profiles are provided in:
env/production.env
env/staging.env
ARTSDATA_INSTANCE_TYPE (optional): PRODUCTION (default) or STAGING. The Docker entrypoint loads the matching file from env/.

Usage analytics

Calls to /mcp are reported to Google Analytics 4, including the tool used, how long the call took, and the caller's User-Agent. Reporting stays off until both variables below are set, so development and CI need no configuration.

GA4_MEASUREMENT_ID: the GA4 property's G-XXXXXXXXXX id. Not a secret; defaulted for production in config/environments/production.rb.
GA4_API_SECRET: Measurement Protocol secret. **Secret — set it as a Heroku. config var, never in env/*.env, which is committed.**
GA4_DEBUG (optional): tag events so they appear in GA4's DebugView within seconds, and log whether GA4 considers each payload valid. Events are still recorded. Useful because the normal endpoint answers 204 whether or not the payload is valid.

Reporting is on when both credentials are present and off otherwise.

Separately, every MCP call is written to stdout as one JSON line, including the complete arguments the agent sent — the full SPARQL query, search terms, entity URIs. On Heroku these lines go to heroku logs and to any drain you attach.

MCP_REQUEST_LOG (optional): set to false to silence the request log. It runs independently of Google Analytics and works with no GA4 credentials set.

For sparql_query calls, two extra facts are reported: sparql_form (SELECT, ASK or UNKNOWN) and sparql_where, the WHERE clause as the agent wrote it with the PREFIX block removed and whitespace collapsed. Both go to Google Analytics and to the request log; GA4 cuts the WHERE clause at its 100-character limit, the log keeps it whole.

Run the application

bundle exec rails server

The API will be available at http://localhost:3000.

Docker

Build the image:

docker build -t artsdata-mcp-server .

Run the server:

docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 artsdata-mcp-server

Run with staging profile:

docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 -e ARTSDATA_INSTANCE_TYPE=STAGING artsdata-mcp-server

Run tests in Docker:

docker run --rm artsdata-mcp-server bundle exec rails test

Run tests

Run a single test file:

bundle exec rails test test/tool/search_events_test.rb

Run all tests:

bundle exec rails test

llms.txt maintenance

The public/llms.txt file is generated from MCP server metadata (tools, resources, descriptions, and schemas).

CI behavior:

Pull request CI runs bundle exec rake docs:check_llms.
If public/llms.txt is stale, the workflow fails.

Developer workflow:

Most of the time, no manual action is needed.
If you change MCP tools, resources, or schemas, regenerate the file with:

bundle exec rake docs:generate_llms

Confirm it is in sync with:

bundle exec rake docs:check_llms

Commit the updated public/llms.txt.

Deployment & CI/CD Details:

This project uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration and automated deployment to Heroku. Every push to the main branch triggers a workflow that builds and deploys the application to Heroku. The workflow is defined in .github/workflows/deploy-to-heroku.yml.

Every pull request triggers a workflow that unit tests. The workflow is defined in .github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml.

Server Access & API Documentation

The Artsdata MCP Server is actively deployed and hosted in a live production environment.

Live Production Endpoints

MCP endpoint: https://mcp.artsdata.ca/mcp
Agent guide: https://mcp.artsdata.ca/llms.txt

Artsdata

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

Artsdata MCP Server (Rails)

Prerequisites

Setup

Endpoints

MCP resources

Directory structure

Configuration

Usage analytics

Run the application

Docker

Run tests

llms.txt maintenance

Deployment & CI/CD Details:

Server Access & API Documentation