# Thisispaper MCP server

Search 2,500+ curated architecture, design, photography and art projects. Free tier, no signup.

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/io-github-zaxarovcom-thisispaper
- Repository: https://github.com/zaxarovcom/thisispaper-mcp
- Website: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api-docs

## Install
- Command: `npx -y thisispaper-mcp`
- Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- Auth: Auth required by registry metadata

## Setup notes
- Remote header: Authorization (secret)
- Package: Npm thisispaper-mcp v1.0.1
- The upstream registry signals required auth or secrets.
- Remote endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- Header: Authorization

## Tools
- search (Search Thisispaper) - Search 2,500+ hand-curated architecture, design, photography and art projects from Thisispaper. Returns a list of results with id, title and url. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- fetch (Fetch a Thisispaper project) - Retrieve the full record for one Thisispaper project by id (the id returned by search). Returns title, text and the public url. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- search_projects (Search projects) - 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. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- similar_projects (Similar projects) - Nearest projects to a given slug by visual + semantic similarity (precomputed SigLIP neighbours). Use the slug from search_projects results. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- get_project (Get project) - Full metadata for one project: machine-written description, design language, details and dimensions, plus the public URL. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- search_by_taste (Search by taste) - 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. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- browse (Browse the archive) - Newest projects in the archive first, optionally filtered by category: architecture, interiors, design, photography or art. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- discover (Discover one project) - One project chosen at random from the archive. Editorial serendipity: the way a reader opens a magazine to an unplanned spread. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- list_guides (List guides and editions) - 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. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp
- get_api_key (Get a free API key) - 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. Endpoint: https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp

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## Metadata
- Owner: io.github.zaxarovcom
- Version: 1.0.1
- Runtime: Npm
- Transports: STDIO, HTTP
- License: Not captured
- Language: Not captured
- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: Jul 29, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io