What is Smithery AI?
Smithery is a powerful platform that helps you turn scattered information into useful skills for AI. It's like having a super-smart assistant that can connect to a vast marketplace of 3,720 Model Context Protocol (MCP) apps. Whether you want to manage your Gmail, search the web, or even build your own custom integrations, Smithery makes it all possible. With built-in observability and distribution, you can easily publish and share your creations with the community. It’s the fastest and most efficient way to extend your AI's capabilities.
What are the features of Smithery AI?
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Apps: Connect to a wide range of MCP-compatible apps built by the community.
- Publish Your Own Apps: Build and share your own integrations with built-in infrastructure.
- Built-In Observability: Track how your tools are used and improve the agent experience.
- OAuth Authentication: Automatically generated OAuth modals, so you don't need to handle authentication flows.
- Protocol Gateway: Stay up-to-date with the MCP spec, ensuring compatibility with all major clients.
- Distribution: Get discovered by users and developers searching for AI-native apps and integrations.
What are the use cases of Smithery AI?
- Email Management: Use the Gmail app to send, draft, reply, forward, and bulk-modify or delete messages and threads.
- Web Search: Utilize the Linkup app to get real-time, trustworthy, source-backed answers to your queries.
- Project Collaboration: Integrate GitHub for version control, issue tracking, and continuous integration.
- Time Management: Use Google Calendar to schedule events, set reminders, and integrate with other apps.
- Location Data: Access Google Maps for geocoding, directions, and mapping services in your application.
- Budget Optimization: Analyze spending patterns and find savings with the budget-optimizer skill.
- Content Creation: Generate compelling headlines and sales copy with the copywriting-and-persuasion-expert skill.
- UI Development: Install and configure Shadcn/ui component library with the shadcn-ui-setup skill.
How to use Smithery AI?
- Connect to an MCP App: Choose an app from the marketplace and connect it to your Smithery account.
- Configure the App: Follow the setup instructions provided by the app to ensure it works seamlessly with your AI.
- Publish Your Own App: Use the provided tools to build and share your custom integration.
- Monitor Usage: Use the built-in observability features to track how your tools are being used.
- Stay Updated: Keep your app compatible with the latest MCP specifications using the protocol gateway.
- Promote Your App: Distribute your app through the Smithery marketplace to reach a wider audience.
