Thisispaper

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

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

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Thisispaper": {
      "url": "https://www.thisispaper.com/intelligence/api/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (10)

• search read-only

  Search 2,500+ hand-curated architecture, design, photography and art projects from Thisispaper. Returns a list of results with id, title and url.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Search terms, e.g. 'concrete chapel' or 'art exhibitions'.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• fetch read-only

  Retrieve the full record for one Thisispaper project by id (the id returned by search). Returns title, text and the public url.

  Parameters:

  • id (required) — string — Project id from a search result, e.g. 'audeum-kengo-kuma'.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• search_projects read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Search terms, e.g. 'concrete chapel' or 'japanese teahouse'.
  • limit — number — Max results (default 10, max 20).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• similar_projects read-only

  Nearest projects to a given slug by visual + semantic similarity (precomputed SigLIP neighbours). Use the slug from search_projects results.

  Parameters:

  • slug (required) — string — Project slug, e.g. 'audeum-kengo-kuma'.
  • limit — number — Max results (default 10, max 20).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_project read-only

  Full metadata for one project: machine-written description, design language, details and dimensions, plus the public URL.

  Parameters:

  • slug (required) — string — Project slug, e.g. 'audeum-kengo-kuma'.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• search_by_taste read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • mood — string — Mood, e.g. 'austere', 'warm', 'monumental'.
  • color — string — Palette, e.g. 'white', 'earth tones', 'green'.
  • light — string — Light quality, e.g. 'diffused', 'natural', 'dramatic'.
  • limit — number — Max results (default 10, max 20).
  • subject — string — Subject, e.g. 'chapel', 'house', 'pavilion'.
  • material — string — Material, e.g. 'rammed earth', 'concrete', 'timber'.
  • composition — string — Composition, e.g. 'symmetrical', 'geometric', 'minimal'.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• browse read-only

  Newest projects in the archive first, optionally filtered by category: architecture, interiors, design, photography or art.

  Parameters:

  • limit — number — Max results (default 10, max 20).
  • category — string — Optional category filter: architecture, interiors, design, photography or art.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• discover read-only

  One project chosen at random from the archive. Editorial serendipity: the way a reader opens a magazine to an unplanned spread.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent no · open-world yes

• list_guides read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • city — string — Optional city or region filter, e.g. 'tokyo' or 'portugal'. Applies to guides.
  • type — string — Optional: 'guide' for places, 'edition' for themes. Omit for both.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_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.

  Parameters:

  • email (required) — string — Your email address. The key is tied to it.

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent no · open-world yes

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