# Artbooksociety Public Catalog MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.artbooksociety%2Fpublic-catalog
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.artbooksociety/public-catalog`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T12:58:48.138Z)

## Verdict

Artbooksociety Public Catalog MCP server answered 99.89% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 28% of MCP servers, with 546 ms median handshake and 3 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (100/100) across 5 tools, costing an agent about 613 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.89% | 28% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 546 ms | 40% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 2568 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 3,952 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 3 | — |
| Median recovery | 3 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 100/100 (A) | 93% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 5 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~613 tokens | 84% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 20 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artbooksociety-public-catalog-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.artbooksociety.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http artbooksociety-public-catalog-mcp-server https://www.artbooksociety.com/mcp
```

## Tools (5)

- `get_artist`: Fetch full public details for a single artist by their numeric id.
- `get_editor`: Fetch full public details for a single editor by their numeric id.
- `get_product`: Fetch full public details for a single published product by its numeric id.
- `list_events`: List published upcoming Artbook Society events, soonest first.
- `search_products`: Search published books and artbooks on Artbook Society. Every keyword must match the title, subtitle, description, an author or contributor, the publisher or th

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.