INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL
search_articles
Find source-backed art, illustration, artist-career, and buying-guide research by topic or question.
LIVE ENDPOINT
https://theartillerist.com/mcp
Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for search_articles and invoke it with your own arguments.
Indexed input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.
Parent server
CONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.the-artillerist]
url = "https://theartillerist.com/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-artillerist": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://theartillerist.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: the-artillerist
Remote MCP URL: https://theartillerist.com/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-artillerist": {
"url": "https://theartillerist.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"the-artillerist": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://theartillerist.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "the-artillerist",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://theartillerist.com/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
get_article— Retrieve public metadata and the paid structured API URL for one article by slug.latest_articles— List newly published art and illustration research with summaries, publication dates, canonical pages, and structured API URLs.articles_by_category— Find source-backed articles in an art, illustration, buying-guide, or creative-career category by category name or slug.prepare_commission_quote— Validate inputs for a benchmark-based art or illustration commission estimate covering deliverable, experience, complexity, finish, subjects, usage rights, revisions, rush timing, and expenses.