Smithery
An MCP registry and connection gateway for discovering tools, publishing servers and connecting AI agents to external services with managed authentication.
About Smithery
Agent developers need to discover integrations and handle authentication, credentials and sessions when connecting to external tools.
Who it’s for
- Developers connecting AI agents to MCP tools
- MCP server authors publishing integrations
When to consider it
Consider Smithery when you want MCP discovery, publishing and managed connections in one service.
Tradeoffs & limitations
- URL publishing is "Bring your own hosting": it requires a public HTTPS URL, Streamable HTTP transport and OAuth support when authentication is required.
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Sources & review method
Documentation-based assessment · Oct 7, 2026 · Prepared with AI assistance; not a hands-on benchmark.
- Smithery official documentation
- Smithery publishing requirements
- Smithery connection authentication
- Arcade acquisition announcement
Checked by SOTA · AI-assisted documentation review. Selection advice is our assessment; verify current requirements for your deployment.
Import history & original evidence
Smithery official website
An MCP registry and connection gateway for discovering tools, publishing servers and connecting AI agents to external services with managed authentication.
Based on official pages and announcements checked on 2026-10-07. No hands-on test, performance benchmark or popularity ranking is claimed.