Smithery CLI

Use the Smithery CLI to search, connect, and manage MCP servers and skills from the command line.

View the Smithery CLI on GitHub

The Smithery CLI connects your agents to thousands of skills and MCP servers directly from the command line.

Installation

npm install -g smithery@latest

Requires Node.js 20+.

Examples

# Show the help menu
smithery --help

# Authenticate with Smithery
smithery auth login

# Search for MCP servers
smithery mcp search "github"

# Add an MCP server to a local client (e.g., Claude Desktop)
smithery mcp add exa --client claude

# Add an MCP server as a remote Smithery connection
smithery mcp add https://server.smithery.ai/exa --id exa

# List tools from your connected MCP servers
smithery tool list

# Call a tool
smithery tool call exa search '{"query": "latest news about MCP"}'

# Search and add skills
smithery skill search "code review"
smithery skill add anthropics/frontend-design --agent claude-code

Reference

MCP Servers

smithery mcp search [term]              # Search the Smithery registry
smithery mcp add <url>                  # Add an MCP connection (remote by default)
smithery mcp add <url> --client <name>  # Add to a local client (e.g., claude, cursor)
smithery mcp list                       # List your connections
smithery mcp remove <ids...>            # Remove connections
smithery mcp get <id>                   # Get connection details
smithery mcp update <id>               # Update a connection
smithery mcp publish <url> -n <name>    # Publish a URL-based MCP server
smithery mcp publish <bundle.mcpb> -n <name>  # Publish an MCPB bundle

Tools

Interact with tools from MCP servers connected via smithery mcp.

smithery tool list [connection]                    # List tools from your connected MCP servers
smithery tool find [query]                         # Search tools by name or intent
smithery tool get <connection> <tool>              # Show full details for one tool
smithery tool call <connection> <tool> [args]      # Call a tool

Skills

Browse and add skills from the Smithery Skills Registry.

smithery skill search [query]                      # Search skills
smithery skill add <skill> --agent <name>          # Add a skill

Auth

smithery auth login                     # Login with Smithery (OAuth)
smithery auth logout                    # Log out
smithery auth whoami                    # Check current user
smithery auth token                     # Mint a service token

Namespaces

smithery namespace list                 # List your namespaces
smithery namespace use <name>           # Set current namespace

Global Flags

• --json - Output as JSON (auto-detected in non-TTY environments)
• --table - Output as table
• --verbose - Show detailed logs for debugging
• --help - Show help message

Examples

# Add an MCP server to Claude Desktop
smithery mcp add mcp-obsidian --client claude

# Add with pre-configured data (skips prompts)
smithery mcp add mcp-obsidian --client claude --config '{"vaultPath":"path/to/vault"}'

# Remove a server from a client
smithery mcp remove mcp-obsidian --client claude

# Search for MCP servers with JSON output
smithery --json mcp search "database"

# List tools from a specific connection
smithery tool list my-github

# Find tools by intent
smithery tool find "create issue"

# Call a tool with JSON arguments
smithery tool call my-github create_issue '{"title":"Bug fix","body":"..."}'

# Login and check auth
smithery auth login
smithery auth whoami

# Publish your MCP server
smithery mcp publish "https://my-server.com" -n myorg/my-server

# Publish an MCPB bundle
smithery mcp publish ./server.mcpb -n myorg/my-server

# Show help
smithery --help

Important Notes

• Use auth login to authenticate with Smithery (required for some operations)
• Remember to restart your AI client after adding or removing servers
• Use --verbose flag for detailed logs when troubleshooting
• Use --json flag for machine-readable output
• mcp publish accepts either a public MCP URL or a local .mcpb bundle