How much does Smithery cost?

Free to browse the registry, install and list servers, and use the CLI. Paid Hobby, Pro, and Custom plans cover hosted servers and higher usage, with usage based pricing on hosted runtime. Exact plan rates are not fully published; confirm current limits on the pricing page.

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Smithery

Q: Who is Smithery for?

developers, AI engineers, MCP server authors

Also known as: Smithery.ai

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Agent infrastructureindependentVerified 2026-07-06

Registry and hosting platform for thousands of MCP servers, with local CLI install, one click hosting, and Toolbox, a meta MCP that routes agents to the right tools.

Smithery is a registry and hosting platform for Model Context Protocol servers, often described as an app store or Docker Hub for AI agent tools. Its tagline, turn scattered context into skills for AI, captures the aim: one place to discover, install, and run the thousands of MCP servers that let a language model connect to external services. The catalog spans several thousand servers across development, productivity, data, and API categories, and each listing comes with an install command and, where available, one click hosting. Smithery was founded in December 2024 by Henry Mao, previously a technical co founder of Jenni.ai, and is backed by South Park Commons.

Smithery offers three ways to run a server. Browse the registry and install locally through the Smithery CLI, so tokens stay on your machine; deploy your own server to Smithery's infrastructure with a configuration file and Docker for automatic scaling and monitoring; or connect to servers already hosted as remote MCP endpoints, with Smithery managing the runtime and providing OAuth so you use a tool without operating it. A distinctive piece is Toolbox, a meta MCP server that dynamically routes an agent to the right servers in the registry at runtime, so you do not wire each one in by hand, and an open source SDK lets custom LangGraph or other agents route tool calls through Smithery's managed gateway.

Pricing keeps browsing, the CLI, installing, and listing servers free, with paid Hobby, Pro, and Custom plans for hosted servers and higher usage. Registry inclusion does not equal security, so review a server's posture before installing it, since a hosted registry routes tool calls through external infrastructure.

Vendor details

Canonical URL

https://smithery.ai

Subcategory

Tools and MCP

Funding status

Independent, founded December 2024 by Henry Mao (previously a technical co founder of Jenni.ai) and backed by South Park Commons. Grew from about ten servers at launch to several thousand MCP servers listed and hosted.

Company status

independent

Use cases & customers

Primary use cases

MCP server discoveryMCP server hostingtool routing with Toolboxpublishing MCP servers

Target customers

developersAI engineersMCP server authors

Deployment options

SaaSself-hostedlocal

Integrations

A registry of several thousand MCP servers connecting language models to services like GitHub, Google Workspace, and databases. Install locally through the Smithery CLI, deploy your own server to Smithery's infrastructure with a config file and Docker, or connect to hosted remote MCP endpoints. Includes Toolbox, a meta MCP router, a registry API, and an open source SDK for LangGraph and custom agents.

In practice

You are wiring tools into Claude or Cursor and cannot find the right MCP server. Smithery's registry lets you search several thousand servers and install one through the CLI in about a minute.

You built an MCP server and do not want to run infrastructure. You deploy it to Smithery with a config file and Docker, and it hosts the server as a remote endpoint with scaling and OAuth handled.

Your autonomous agent needs many tools without manual wiring. Smithery's Toolbox meta MCP routes the agent to the right servers in the registry at runtime.

Sources & related URLs

Research sources

https://smithery.ai https://smithery.ai/pricing https://tooldirectory.ai/tools/smithery

Capability coverage

5.5 / 14 capabilities · 39%

Integrations & Tool CallingCore product: registry of several thousand MCP servers connecting models to services, docs 2026-07-06	Full
Workflow OrchestrationToolbox meta MCP dynamically routes an agent to the right servers at runtime, docs 2026-07-06	Partial
Knowledge Grounding & RAGRegistry and hosting layer, not a knowledge grounding product	Unable to verify
Human Oversight & GuardrailsNo guardrails or human oversight product	Unable to verify
Security, Identity & GovernanceOAuth for hosted servers and ephemeral config tokens, but documented registry governance gaps and a past incident, docs 2026-07-06	Partial
Observability & AuditabilityUsage tracking and monitoring for hosted servers, docs 2026-07-06	Partial
Memory & State PersistenceMemory servers exist in the catalog but Smithery itself is not a memory layer	Unable to verify
Deployment & Data ResidencyLocal CLI install, self published servers, and hosted remote endpoints, docs 2026-07-06	Full
Prebuilt Agents, Templates & PacksMarketplace of several thousand prebuilt, installable MCP server integrations, docs 2026-07-06	Full
Triggers & Channel CoverageNo first class event triggers or channel coverage	Unable to verify
Model Flexibility & RoutingModel agnostic; does not provide or route models	Unable to verify
APIs, SDKs & MCP ExtensibilityCore: registry API, open source SDK and CLI, MCP protocol, publish your own servers, docs 2026-07-06	Full
Testing, Debugging & OptimizationServer testing exists but there is no eval or optimization product	Unable to verify
Browser & Computer UseBrowser servers exist in the catalog but Smithery itself has no browser or computer use	Unable to verify

Recent platform changes

No recent material changes tracked yet.

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Pricing

Free registry, CLI, install, and listing; hosted plans (Hobby, Pro, Custom); usage based hosting

usage (hosted server runtime and tool calls)

Public — partialMedium variable costFree tier

Included quota

Browsing the registry, installing and listing servers, and the CLI are free, and local installs keep tokens on your machine at no vendor cost. Paid Hobby, Pro, and Custom plans cover hosted servers and higher usage on Smithery's infrastructure.

What is public

The free registry, CLI, install, and listing are clear, and plan names (Hobby, Pro, Custom) are public; exact hosted rates are not.

Billing mechanics

Registry, CLI, install, and listing are free. Hosted servers run on Smithery's infrastructure under Hobby, Pro, and Custom plans priced on runtime and usage, with local install keeping execution and tokens on the user's machine.

Cost watchouts

Hosted server cost scales with runtime and tool call volume. A hosted registry routes tool calls through external infrastructure, which raises data egress and compliance considerations, and registry inclusion does not vet a server's security, so review before installing.

Variable cost rationale

Discovery and local use are free; cost appears only for hosted servers and scales with runtime and tool calls, which a team can cap by installing locally or self publishing.

Overage / add-ons

Hosted plans meter server runtime and usage against tier limits; local and self published servers have no vendor metering.

Sales call required

Mixed (some tiers require a call)

Free / trial

Free to browse, install, list, and use the CLI; local install is free

Lowest paid plan

Hobby hosted plan, or free via local CLI install

Commercial notes

Independent, founded December 2024 by Henry Mao, backed by South Park Commons. Several thousand MCP servers listed and hosted, with the Toolbox meta MCP router and an open source SDK and CLI.

Key ambiguities

Exact Hobby and Pro plan rates and hosted usage limits are not fully published; confirm on the pricing page.

Verified 2026-07-06

Official pricing page

Data confidence: high