Fold Laboratories Art Catalogue

Original art from galleries and artists: semantic search, provenance, live availability.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    An API key from the service settings is required

    Original art from galleries and artists: semantic search, provenance, live availability.

    How to connect

    How to connect Fold Laboratories Art Catalogue to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://api.foldlaboratories.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Fold Laboratories Art Catalogue to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://api.foldlaboratories.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Fold Laboratories Art Catalogue to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://api.foldlaboratories.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (3)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_artworksSearch original artworks by natural-language description of what the buyer wants — subject, mood, palette, texture, period, scale. Matches on MEANING rather than keywords, so "a moody blue seascape" finds work no keyword search would. IMPORTANT: the query text is matched on meaning ONLY. A budget written into it — "under 20k" — is NOT applied; pass min_price_usd and max_price_usd instead, or you will get results outside the buyer’s range and not know it. The same is true of provenance strength (trust_tier). Returns only works that are purchasable now; include_sold adds works that have sold. Works taken off sale are never returned. Attributes such as medium and year are as stated by the seller; a null means the seller did not specify it. IMPORTANT: check the `completeness` field before telling a buyer this is everything available — "partial" means more may exist beyond what was scanned.
    get_artworkFull detail for one artwork: attribution, medium, dimensions, edition structure, provenance, seller, and every individual impression that can be bought with its own price and availability. A numbered edition has one entry per impression — including artist proofs (AP), printer proofs (PP), and the bon à tirer (BAT), which are separate objects from the numbered run and usually priced differently. Attributes are as stated by the seller, and a null means unspecified rather than estimated. Also returns TEMPORARY image URLs — show them to the buyer, but honour `expires_at` and re-fetch rather than caching or redistributing them. Use this before presenting a work to a buyer, and quote the `impression` label exactly as given.
    check_availabilityRe-check whether specific impressions are still purchasable, immediately before presenting them to a buyer or attempting a purchase. Each work here is unique or from a small edition, so an impression can sell between search and checkout. ALWAYS call this before offering a specific impression — offering a sold original is worse than offering nothing.