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Smithery

Connects AI agents to thousands of tools via MCP with managed auth.

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Smithery at a glance

SEO analysis

Collected Oct 19, 2026

smithery.ai: an estimated 246,891 total monthly visits and about 4,472 monthly organic visits across 2,500 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 91/100.

246.9KEstimated total trafficModeled monthly visits2.5KRanking keywordsPublic search sample91/100Technical health15 pages checked4.3KReferring domainsLive backlink summary

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Smithery is a platform that connects AI agents to external tools and services through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling actions like web search, database queries, and browser control S9. Developers building chatbots, background agents, or AI copilots use it to handle the complexities of integrating agents with external services S9. Its practical value lies in simplifying authentication and credential management, with managed OAuth and secure storage S9.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Smithery is a platform for connecting AI agents to external tools via MCP S9.
  • Core purpose: It solves the problem of integrating agents with external services by handling authentication and connection lifecycle S9.
  • Intended users: Developers building chatbots, background agents, or AI copilots S9.
  • Product scope: A web platform with a catalog of integrations and the ability to publish custom MCP servers S9.
  • Positioning: Smithery positions itself as giving agents more agency by connecting them to the outside world S9.
  • Claimed distinction: It offers zero OAuth configuration and stateless connections, simplifying integration S9.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
Developers building chatbotsConnect chatbots to external tools and services via MCP S9.
Developers building background agentsEnable background agents to query databases, search the web, and control browsers S9.
Developers building AI copilotsIntegrate copilots with business tools and external APIs S9.

Features

09

Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Managed OAuthHandles OAuth flows automatically, eliminating the need for redirect URIs, client IDs, or secrets S9.
Secure credential storageStores API keys and tokens in encrypted, write-only storage S9.
MCP server publishingAllows users to publish their own MCP servers for others to use S9.
Integration catalogProvides access to a growing catalog of tools and integrations S9.
Stateless connectionsManages connection lifecycle automatically, making the integration stateless for the user S9.
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Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
Context7IntegrationProvides up-to-date documentation for major SDKs and frameworks directly in Cursor or AI modelCode S9.
DevMatchIntegrationMCP server for hiring engineers based on verified open-source contributions S19.
KeenableIntegrationFree remote MCP server giving agents access to a web index with ranked results and clean markdown S19.
IBGE MCP serverIntegrationRead-only tools for live, sourced Brazilian data from official APIs S19.
ReportFlow MCP serverIntegrationGenerates PDF reports from templates via natural language requests S19.

Pricing

11

Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
HobbyFree S5650K RPCs per month, managed OAuth S563 namespaces S56
Pay as you Go$10 per month S56100K RPCs, then $0.10 per 1K S56100 namespaces S56
CustomContact us S56Custom rate limits, uptime SLA, Slack support S56Custom S56

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
collinsdictionary.com112smithery
github.com112smithery ai
smithery.com113smithery
workos.com113smithery ai
medium.com114smithery ai
explainx.ai115smithery ai
youtube.com116smithery ai
instagram.com117smithery
oed.com119smithery

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

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AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 2.2%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
otherOneSignal is a customer engagement platform that lets you send targeted push notifications, emails, SMS, and in-app messages, manage audiences, and track campaign performance. With the OneSignal MCP, manage your messaging directly from your AI assistant. Send push notifications, emails, and SMS by simply describing your audience and message. Check campaign delivery stats, build audience segments, manage templates, and handle user subscriptions all through conversation.https://smithery.ai/
otherThe intelligence layer agents use before they act, sourced answers on the agent economy. Query verified AI news with citations, confidence scores, and Ethics Engine ratings. Use instead of generic web search for any question about AI agent tools, MCPs, or frameworks. Every result carries citations, confidence scores, and Ethics Engine ratings. Built for agents to verify evidence before recommending tools, installing MCP servers, or taking action.https://smithery.ai/
otherDevMatch is an MCP server for hiring engineers based on what they've actually built. Connect from Cursor, Claude Desktop, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant and search 35M+ developers ranked by verified open-source contributions — not LinkedIn keywords or self-reported skills. Three tools: findcandidates — paste a job description, get a ranked shortlist with bio, top repos, contribution evidence, and contact info. Pro tier adds verified email enrichment on the top 5 results. getprofile — deep-dive any GitHub handle. Bio, recent activity, top projects, and outreach channels in one call. findsimilarprojects — landscape mapping from a seed repo with top contributors surfaced, so you can pivot from a project to its maintainers in one step. Built for mission-driven teams that want engineers who care about the work, not just check the keyword box. OAuth sign-in (no API keys to juggle). Free tier with 50 monthly credits, $129/mo Pro for higher quotas plus verified email enrichment.https://smithery.ai/
otherURL safety checker for AI agents. Detects phishing and malware before your agent visits any link.https://smithery.ai/
otherAI model hub for machine learning. Discover models, explore datasets, and access model documentation and capabilities.https://smithery.ai/
otherSearch the web with fast, accurate results optimized for AI. Get clean, structured answers with source URLs and relevance scoring.https://smithery.ai/
integrationsSmithery Documentation home page01https://smithery.ai/docs
integrationsSmithery connects your AI agent to a growing catalog of tools and integrations — and lets you publish your own for others to use. A few popular ones:https://smithery.ai/docs
integrationsExa - Search the live web, access LinkedIn profiles, do deep research, and morehttps://smithery.ai/docs
integrationsContext7 - Reference the latest docs for most major SDKs and frameworks directly in Cursor or Claude Codehttps://smithery.ai/docs
integrationsBrowserbase - Control a remote web browser using Stagehandhttps://smithery.ai/docs
integrationsWhether you’re building chatbots, background agents, or AI copilots, Smithery handles the messy parts of plugging agents into external services:https://smithery.ai/docs
integrations](#llm-friendly-docs)https://smithery.ai/docs
integrationsSmithery Documentation home page01https://smithery.ai/docs/build
integrations\Introduction\: Smithery gives agents more agency by connecting them to the outside world — search the web, query databases, control browsers, reach into business tools, and much more.https://smithery.ai/docs/llms.txt
integrations\Connect to MCPs\: Manage MCP connections with a simple REST API - OAuth, tokens, and sessions handled for you.https://smithery.ai/docs/llms.txt
integrations\Uplink\: Expose a local MCP server as a Smithery connection without deploying it.https://smithery.ai/docs/llms.txt
integrations\Token Scoping\: Control which connections and operations a token can access — by user, workspace, or any custom dimension.https://smithery.ai/docs/llms.txt
integrations\Deep Linking\: Deep links provide a seamless way to integrate Smithery MCPs into supported clients.https://smithery.ai/docs/llms.txt
integrations\Listing Your Client\: Get your MCP client listed on Smithery for easy discovery and installation by end usershttps://smithery.ai/docs/llms.txt

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

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Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gapReview the sampled queries where collinsdictionary.com appears.1 first-page appearances across smithery

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • features: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

16

Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
RightAIChoiceSmithery Pricing & Features (2026) / RightAIChoiceGrounded web search34 mentions across 3 sources (Hacker News, Product Hunt, Lemmy) · researched Aug 18, 2026. ... 58% positive 42% critical ... - − Path traversal vulnerability exposed 3k servers (Oct 2025) - − 22% of servers flagged vulnerable in community scan - − Paid tiers hidden behind signup — no upfront pricing - − Acquisition by Arcade.dev raises long-term uncertainty - − Server
Magpie AISmithery: review, pricing & alternatives / Magpie AIGrounded web searchOverall score 3.6/ 5 SME fit 2/5 usage-metered pricing + free tier · technical setup JTBD 4/5 solid named JTBD Integration 5/5 MCP + API + 7 integrations Trust 2/5 growing, founded 2024 Quality 5/5 4.7 on Product Hunt (120 reviews)
Revuo AISmithery Review (2026): Pricing, Pros & ConsGrounded web searchSmithery positions itself as the 'app store' for AI agent tools in the emerging Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem, a standard for AI models to interact with external resources securely. Its primary value is simplifying tool integrations for agent builders, handling auth, sessions, ... - - Limited formal reviews; feedback mostly from Reddit r/mcp, lacking depth/volume. - - Early security concerns like path traversal bug and initial closed-source CLI. - - Unclear user pricing (focus on vendor

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • Smithery: MCP Directory / Hacker News — Smithery: MCP Directory / Hacker News Smithery: MCP Directory (smithery.ai) 3 points by handfuloflight 10 months ago / hide / past / favorite / 2 comments gsibble 10 months ago / next – So, like the 50th directory so far?
  • We scanned 100 Smithery MCP servers, 22 flagged, here's what we found / Hacker News — 100 servers scanned.22 had at least one finding. 28 findings total. 4 CRITICAL, 24 HIGH. That's 1 in 5 servers flagging something. Some genuine, some probably FPs and I'll be specific. ... Most common: tool description injection (AVE-2026-00002). 6 servers. A tool's description field containing behavioral instructions targeting the agent instead of describing the tool. ... Content type mismatch flagged 6 servers (AVE-2026-00024). Magika flagged .md files that were actually YAML at 82-90% confide
  • Smithery.ai MCP Server Registry — URL: https://forum.cursor.com/t/smithery-ai-mcp-server-registry/50299 Category: Discussions Created: February 12, 2025, 12:05pm UTC Posts on this page: 4 Page: 1 ... Author: @AbleArcher Post date: February 13, 2025, 1:26am UTC Smithery has a lot of potential and it’s great they’ve added Cursor instructions, but I’ve found it pretty hit or miss so I normal install manually (at least with AI model.) It’s definitely worth trying when args/env are needed, otherwise it’s just adding an unnecessary laye

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipAnti-patterns and mistakes to avoid as a product manager. Use when evaluating leadership behaviors, improving team dynamics, reflecting on management practices, or onboarding new product managers.source
Contact and supportNot published on the collected pages.—
Legal and privacyEuropean AI orchestration platform — connects CRM, ERP, documents with LLMs. GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted, MCP-native. 4 tools: searchdocuments, querydatabase, createrecord, sendnotification.source
Security and complianceSecure credential storage — Encrypted, write-only storage for API keys and tokenssource
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—
Domain registered2024-12-10—
Domain expires2028-12-10—

Not found on the collected pages: contact and support, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

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Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Introduction - Smithery DocumentationDocumentationSmithery gives agents more agency by connecting them to the outside world — search the web, query databases, control browsers, reach into business tools, and much more. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

19

Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Cloud-based web platform S1.S1
Platforms and appsWeb platform S1.S1
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Speaks the Model Context Protocol (MCP) S9.S9
Data ownership and exportNot published on the collected pages.—
Performance and reliability claimsNot published on the collected pages.—
Release activityNot published on the collected pages.—
20

Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2024-12-10 — Cloudflare, Inc
Domain expires2028-12-10
First archived2024-12-12 — web archive
TLS certificateLet's Encrypt, valid, expires 2026-11-27
Security headersHSTS
Headers not servedCSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headerVercel
Mail handled bysmtp.google.com
Nameserverswest.ns.cloudflare.com, ullis.ns.cloudflare.com

Not measurable: rdap: exceeded the overall budget; wayback: exceeded the overall budget; tls: exceeded the overall budget; dns: exceeded the overall budget; headers: exceeded the overall budget. A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

21

Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 91/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 21
  • Notices: 18

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://smithery.ai/servers
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers
warningPage should have one primary H10https://smithery.ai/skills
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/skills
warningPage should have one primary H10https://smithery.ai/pricing
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/pricing
noticeLow visible word count40https://smithery.ai/pricing
warningTitle length should be reviewed7https://authk.smithery.ai/?client_id=client_01KD3FTW7R2QD0NW6QB7QP6Q0B&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fsmithery.ai%2Fauth%2Fworkos%2Fcallback&state=eyJyZXR1cm5QYXRobmFtZSI6Ii8ifQ%3D%3D&authorization_session_id=01M594TQ6ENSQC2KE3FYJ1NAVH
warningMissing meta description—https://authk.smithery.ai/?client_id=client_01KD3FTW7R2QD0NW6QB7QP6Q0B&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fsmithery.ai%2Fauth%2Fworkos%2Fcallback&state=eyJyZXR1cm5QYXRobmFtZSI6Ii8ifQ%3D%3D&authorization_session_id=01M594TQ6ENSQC2KE3FYJ1NAVH
warningMissing canonical URL—https://authk.smithery.ai/?client_id=client_01KD3FTW7R2QD0NW6QB7QP6Q0B&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fsmithery.ai%2Fauth%2Fworkos%2Fcallback&state=eyJyZXR1cm5QYXRobmFtZSI6Ii8ifQ%3D%3D&authorization_session_id=01M594TQ6ENSQC2KE3FYJ1NAVH
noticeLow visible word count21https://authk.smithery.ai/?client_id=client_01KD3FTW7R2QD0NW6QB7QP6Q0B&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fsmithery.ai%2Fauth%2Fworkos%2Fcallback&state=eyJyZXR1cm5QYXRobmFtZSI6Ii8ifQ%3D%3D&authorization_session_id=01M594TQ6ENSQC2KE3FYJ1NAVH
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed473https://smithery.ai/servers/onesignal/onesignal
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/onesignal/onesignal
noticeLow visible word count99https://smithery.ai/servers/onesignal/onesignal
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed450https://smithery.ai/servers/theagenttimes/news
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/theagenttimes/news
noticeLow visible word count103https://smithery.ai/servers/theagenttimes/news
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/exa
noticeLow visible word count83https://smithery.ai/servers/exa
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed263https://smithery.ai/servers/upstash/context7-mcp
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/upstash/context7-mcp
noticeLow visible word count98https://smithery.ai/servers/upstash/context7-mcp
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed1020https://smithery.ai/servers/zachary-royals/devmatch
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/zachary-royals/devmatch
noticeLow visible word count88https://smithery.ai/servers/zachary-royals/devmatch
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/OjasKord/url-safety-validator-mcp
noticeLow visible word count93https://smithery.ai/servers/OjasKord/url-safety-validator-mcp
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed176https://smithery.ai/servers/azmartone67/dchub
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/azmartone67/dchub
noticeLow visible word count108https://smithery.ai/servers/azmartone67/dchub
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed430https://smithery.ai/servers/keenable/web-search
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/keenable/web-search
noticeLow visible word count93https://smithery.ai/servers/keenable/web-search
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed375https://smithery.ai/servers/sidneybissoli/medical-terminologies-mcp
warningMissing canonical URL—https://smithery.ai/servers/sidneybissoli/medical-terminologies-mcp
noticeLow visible word count105https://smithery.ai/servers/sidneybissoli/medical-terminologies-mcp
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://smithery.ai/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://smithery.ai/skills

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200Smithery - Connect agents to services in minutes13602214 mshttps://smithery.ai/
200MCPs \Smithery010821,976 ms
200Skills \Smithery012771,749 ms
200Introduction - Smithery Documentation1510409 mshttps://smithery.ai/docs
200Pricing \Smithery040185 ms
200Sign in121190 mshttps://authk.smithery.ai/?client_id=client_01KD3FTW7R2QD0NW6QB7QP6Q0B&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fsmithery.ai%2Fauth%2Fworkos%2Fcallback&state=eyJyZXR1cm5QYXRobmFtZSI6Ii8ifQ%3D%3D&authorization_session_id=01M594TQ6ENSQC2KE3FYJ1NAVH
200OneSignal - MCP \Smithery199243 ms
200Agent News - MCP \Smithery1103190 ms
200Exa Search - MCP \Smithery183247 ms
200Context7 - MCP \Smithery198205 ms
200DevMatch - MCP \Smithery1881,697 ms
200URL Safety Validator MCP - MCP \Smithery193968 ms
200DC Hub Intelligence - MCP \Smithery1108252 ms
200Keenable Web Search - MCP \Smithery193812 ms
200Medical Terminologies MCP - MCP \Smithery1105256 ms

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

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Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct46.8%
search38.7%
search organic38.6%
search paid0.1%
social3.4%
social organic3.4%
social paid0.0%
referrals8.2%
paid referrals0.4%
mail0.3%
gen ai2.2%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

23

Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention any competitors by name. Evidence gaps include lack of customer testimonials, detailed security certifications, uptime statistics, and release history. Pricing details for the Custom plan are not specified beyond 'Contact us' S56.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 15 collected pages from smithery.ai, including the homepage, about page, pricing page, documentation, and several skill pages. The evidence catalog includes static and rendered page captures. External proof search was enabled but no verification requests were made. Limitations include potential incompleteness of the skill pages and lack of third-party reviews.

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