Aesthetics Wiki MCP

An MCP server that lets LLMs search, read, and discover aesthetics from the Aesthetics Wiki (cottagecore, dark academia, y2k, goblincore, and thousands more).

Backed by the MediaWiki API. No API key required.

Tools

All tools are read-only.

Install

Requires Python 3.10+.

# With uv (recommended)
uv tool install aesthetics-wiki-mcp

# Or with pipx
pipx install aesthetics-wiki-mcp

# Or from source
git clone https://github.com/leonardoca1/aesthetics-wiki-mcp.git
cd aesthetics-wiki-mcp
uv sync

Use with Claude Code

Add to your MCP config (~/.claude/settings.json or project .mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aesthetics-wiki": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["aesthetics-wiki-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or, if installed from source:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aesthetics-wiki": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/aesthetics-wiki-mcp", "run", "aesthetics-wiki-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Use with Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) with the same shape as above.

Example prompts

• "Find aesthetics related to dark academia and show me a visual moodboard."
• "Give me 5 random aesthetics and a one-sentence vibe for each."
• "What are the core elements of cottagecore? Any adjacent aesthetics I should know?"
• "Compare y2k and 2014 Tumblr aesthetically."

Development

uv sync
uv run aesthetics-wiki-mcp        # start stdio server
uv run python -m py_compile src/aesthetics_wiki_mcp/server.py

Test interactively with the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run aesthetics-wiki-mcp

License

MIT. Content from the Aesthetics Wiki is licensed CC-BY-SA 3.0 by its contributors; this project only proxies read access and attributes the source in every response URL.

Credits

Built by Leonardo Cametti. Data © Aesthetics Wiki contributors.