Fold Laboratories
Original art from galleries and artists: search, details, delivered prices and checkout links.
Install
Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).
claude mcp add --transport http fold-laboratories 'https://api.foldlaboratories.com/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Optional. Without it you are served as an unidentified agent: search, full artwork detail and availability all work, with clean display copies of a work'\''s images where its seller'\''s agreement provides for them, otherwise a watermarked, downscaled preview of each work'\''s primary image, and a per-minute rate limit. Tokens go to a named agent operator: send '\''Bearer <token>'\'' for every image at full size and no per-minute limit. Requests signed with Web Bot Auth are recognised, and an operator Fold approves is served as a token'\''s holder is. Request a token at https://foldlaboratories.com/agents.>'{
"mcpServers": {
"fold-laboratories": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.foldlaboratories.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<Optional. Without it you are served as an unidentified agent: search, full artwork detail and availability all work, with clean display copies of a work's images where its seller's agreement provides for them, otherwise a watermarked, downscaled preview of each work's primary image, and a per-minute rate limit. Tokens go to a named agent operator: send 'Bearer <token>' for every image at full size and no per-minute limit. Requests signed with Web Bot Auth are recognised, and an operator Fold approves is served as a token's holder is. Request a token at https://foldlaboratories.com/agents.>"
}
}
}
}Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Fold Laboratories Art Catalogue
Original art from galleries and artists: search, details, delivered prices and checkout links.
- For agents and the people who build them: https://foldlaboratories.com/agents
- For language models: https://foldlaboratories.com/llms.txt
- The MCP endpoint (streamable HTTP): https://api.foldlaboratories.com/mcp
server.json is Fold's entry in the official MCP Registry, com.foldlaboratories/art. It is copied here unchanged from Fold's source each time the entry is published, and is never edited in this repository.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fold Laboratories?
Original art from galleries and artists: search, details, delivered prices and checkout links.
How do I install Fold Laboratories?
It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http fold-laboratories 'https://api.foldlaboratories.com/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Optional. Without it you are served as an unidentified agent: search, full artwork detail and availability all work, with clean display copies of a work'\''s images where its seller'\''s agreement provides for them, otherwise a watermarked, downscaled preview of each work'\''s primary image, and a per-minute rate limit. Tokens go to a named agent operator: send '\''Bearer <token>'\'' for every image at full size and no per-minute limit. Requests signed with Web Bot Auth are recognised, and an operator Fold approves is served as a token'\''s holder is. Request a token at https://foldlaboratories.com/agents.>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does Fold Laboratories need an API key?
Yes. It expects Authorization, which you set in its configuration.
Is Fold Laboratories open source?
Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.
Who maintains Fold Laboratories?
It is published by Fold-Laboratories. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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