Smithery is the leading registry and management platform for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, providing developers with a central hub to discover, install, deploy, and manage over 7,300 tools and extensions that expand the capabilities of AI language models. It solves the challenge of finding and deploying MCP servers by offering a searchable registry with one-click installation, hosted deployment options, and a CLI tool for managing MCP server configurations across different AI clients. Founded by Henry Mao and Arjun Kumar, Smithery has become the primary destination for the MCP ecosystem, hosting community-built servers that enable AI models to connect with external applications, APIs, and services.
Smithery supports both local installations where tools run on the user machine and hosted solutions where tools run on Smithery infrastructure, giving developers flexibility in how they deploy and manage their MCP servers. The platform provides a CLI tool for installing and managing servers, detailed documentation for each listed server, usage analytics, and compatibility information for different AI clients. Smithery also offers an API for programmatic access to the registry, enabling AI platforms and agent frameworks to integrate MCP server discovery and deployment directly into their workflows.
Smithery targets AI developers, agent builders, and platform teams who need to equip their AI applications with external tool capabilities through the Model Context Protocol. It integrates with major MCP clients including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and Cline, providing tailored installation instructions for each platform. The registry is particularly valuable for developers who want to quickly prototype AI agent capabilities by browsing available tools, testing them through Smithery hosted infrastructure, and then deploying proven configurations to their production environments with the Smithery CLI.