Smithery

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Country: United States (US)
Founded: 2024
Developer: Smithery AI
Pricing: Freemium
Open source: No
Platforms: Web, CLI

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APIs & MCP Servers

Overview

Smithery is a registry and management platform for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, enabling AI agents to connect to external services like web search, databases, and browsers. It provides a catalog for discovering, installing, and managing MCP servers either locally or hosted, handling authentication, credential storage, and token refresh. Targeted at developers building AI agents, chatbots, and copilots, it simplifies integrations without requiring OAuth setup or state management.

Key Features

Zero OAuth configuration - No need for redirect URIs, client IDs, or secrets; Smithery maintains OAuth apps for integrations.
Automatic token refresh - Tokens refresh before expiry; status updates to auth_required if refresh fails.
Secure credential storage - Credentials encrypted and write-only, usable for requests but not readable.
Stateless connections - Manages connection lifecycle, reconnects, and session state automatically.
MCP server registry - Searchable catalog of over 7,600 MCP servers for tools like Exa, Context7, and Browserbase.
REST API interface - Simple API for connecting to MCP servers using API keys or service tokens.
Local and remote deployment - Run MCP servers locally with CLI or use hosted versions for prototyping.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Includes
Free Tier	Free	Basic access to MCP servers and tools like AI Applyd with usage limits.
API Key Access	Usage-based	Full namespace access for backend integrations.
Pro	Paid (details at smithery.ai/account)	Advanced features, higher limits, priority support.

Platforms & Requirements

Web-based platform accessible via browser at smithery.ai for registry search and management. CLI tool available via npm (npx smithery) for local MCP server installation on macOS, Windows, Linux. Requires API key from account dashboard; no native mobile apps.

Integrations & Ecosystem

Exa (web search, LinkedIn)
Context7 (SDK docs)
Browserbase (remote browser control)
GitHub MCP (issues, PRs)
PostgreSQL/SQL MCPs
Playwright MCP (browser automation)
Local file system access

Alternatives

App	Difference
Agent.pw	Open-source auth layer used by Smithery, focuses on credential management without full registry.
Composio	Similar AI tool integrations but emphasizes workflow orchestration over MCP protocol.
LangChain Hub	Hub for chains and prompts, less focus on external API/server registry.
Toolformer	Research-oriented tool learning, not a production registry for MCP servers.

Reputation

Smithery is recognized for solving AI agent integration challenges, praised for its clean MCP registry and ease of use in developer blogs and reviews. Strengths include zero-config auth and growing catalog of 7,600+ servers. Some users note dependency on hosted services for remote MCPs and limited pricing transparency as drawbacks.

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