MCP server

Sothebys

io.github.pipeworx-io/sothebys

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Sotheby's MCP — realized auction prices from sothebys.com.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

44

Token cost

About 26,939 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http sothebys https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.sothebys]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"sothebys":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"sothebys":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"sothebys":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add sothebys https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"sothebys","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"sothebys","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sothebys/mcp"}

Tools

• sothebys_lot_details ~171 tokens
  Full detail for one Sotheby's lot: catalogue description, provenance, literature, exhibition history, catalogue note, images, estimate range, and the realized price (including buyer's premium) where Sotheby's publishes it. Needs the `lot_id` from sothebys_results_search.
• sothebys_results_search ~465 tokens
  Search Sotheby's past-lot archive by artist/maker (or any keyword) and return realized prices: price including buyer's premium, winning (hammer) bid, estimate range, sale name/date/location and department. Covers every Sotheby's sale in the index, not one auction. Defaults to `sale_type: "timed"` (o

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