My Painting Club — Painting Lesson Knowledge Base (MCP Server)

A remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI agents search transcribed painting lessons from mypaintingclub.com.

What it does

The search_painting_lessons tool answers natural-language painting technique questions using real transcribed lesson content. Every result includes:

• Answer text — the relevant passage from the lesson
• Lesson title and sales page URL on mypaintingclub.com
• Vimeo deep link — a timestamped URL that seeks to the exact moment in the video

Topics covered: colour mixing, edges, composition, value, brushwork, oils, acrylics.

Connect via MCP

Server URL: https://mypaintingclub.com/kb/mcp
Protocol: Streamable HTTP (MCP 2025-03-26)
Auth: None required

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mpc-painting-lessons": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://mypaintingclub.com/kb/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor / other MCP clients

Add https://mypaintingclub.com/kb/mcp as a Streamable HTTP server.

Auto-discovery endpoints

Path	Format
/.well-known/mcp.json	MCP auto-discovery
/.well-known/ai-plugin.json	OpenAI plugin manifest
/kb/openapi.json	OpenAPI spec
/kb/docs	API docs
/kb/health	Health check

Rate limits

30 requests/minute per IP · 500 queries/day global (resets midnight UTC)

Tool reference

search_painting_lessons

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
question	string	✓	—	Natural-language painting technique question
top_k	integer		5	Max results (1–20)

Example:

{ "question": "how do I paint soft edges in oils", "top_k": 3 }

Links

• mypaintingclub.com — the full painting school
• Smithery listing
• /kb/docs — API documentation
• support@mypaintingclub.com

Official MCP Registry

Listed as io.github.1nzpainter/painting-lessons on the Official MCP Registry.