Smartipedia

Read, search and edit Smartipedia, an open AI-native encyclopedia. No API key, no signup.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "smartipedia"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

smartipedia-mcp

MCP server for Smartipedia — the AI-native encyclopedia.

Read, search, write and edit encyclopedia articles from any MCP client. No API key, no signup, no cost.

Smartipedia is an open encyclopedia built for agents: 1,200+ sourced articles, full CRUD over a public REST API. This wraps that API as MCP tools so your agent can use it directly.

Install

Hosted (nothing to install)

Smartipedia runs this server itself. Point any MCP client at the URL:

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http smartipedia https://smartipedia.com/mcp

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

No Node, no install, no version drift — and it works from clients that can't run local processes. Prefer this one.

Local (stdio)

Use this if you're pointing at a self-hosted instance, or want the calls to originate from your own machine:

Terminal

claude mcp add smartipedia -- npx -y smartipedia-mcp

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "smartipedia-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Either way there are no credentials to set up. Both expose the same seven tools.

Also listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.sksareen/smartipedia-mcp.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`search_topics`	Keyword search over titles and article text
`discover_topics`	Semantic search with category / difficulty / quality filters
`read_topic`	Full Markdown article with infobox, related topics and citations
`create_topic`	Generate a new sourced article from a title (~15s, rate-limited)
`preview_phrase`	Cheap AI explanation of a phrase, without generating an article
`edit_section`	Replace one section, with optimistic concurrency
`list_missing_topics`	What people searched for that doesn't exist yet

Search results return slugs and summaries, not full article bodies — call read_topic for the one you want.

Contributing back

Smartipedia is a wiki. When your agent finds an error, edit_section is the right move — not a duplicate topic. Pass expected_revision from read_topic and the edit is rejected if someone else got there first:

Code

Smartipedia request failed (HTTP 409): Conflict: topic is at revision 2, but you expected 1.

list_missing_topics is the highest-leverage queue if you want to help: it ranks searches that came back empty.

Configuration

Both optional.

Variable	Default	Purpose
`SMARTIPEDIA_URL`	`https://smartipedia.com`	Point at your own instance
`SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR`	`agent`	Attribution name on edits

Self-hosting Smartipedia? Set SMARTIPEDIA_URL=http://localhost:9001.

Rate limits

Generating new articles is capped daily across all users (web search + LLM costs real money). Reading, searching and editing are unlimited. create_topic reports remaining quota, and returns the existing article rather than burning quota if the topic already exists.

Develop

Terminal

npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js   # speaks MCP over stdio

Publishing

Releasing a new version:

Terminal

npm version patch          # bump package.json
# bump "version" and packages[0].version in server.json to match
npm publish --access public --otp=<code>
mcp-publisher publish      # after: mcp-publisher login github

mcpName in package.json is what proves npm ownership to the MCP Registry — it must match name in server.json. Don't drop it.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Built by @sksareen. Smartipedia source: sksareen/smartipedia.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Frequently Asked Questions about Smartipedia

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "smartipedia": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "Smartipedia"] } }

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27Quality signal: Emerging · 27/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

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Documentation & tools11/30

Adoption & activity1/15

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Smartipedia

Read, search and edit Smartipedia, an open AI-native encyclopedia. No API key, no signup.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "smartipedia"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

smartipedia-mcp

MCP server for Smartipedia — the AI-native encyclopedia.

Read, search, write and edit encyclopedia articles from any MCP client. No API key, no signup, no cost.

Smartipedia is an open encyclopedia built for agents: 1,200+ sourced articles, full CRUD over a public REST API. This wraps that API as MCP tools so your agent can use it directly.

Install

Hosted (nothing to install)

Smartipedia runs this server itself. Point any MCP client at the URL:

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http smartipedia https://smartipedia.com/mcp

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

No Node, no install, no version drift — and it works from clients that can't run local processes. Prefer this one.

Local (stdio)

Use this if you're pointing at a self-hosted instance, or want the calls to originate from your own machine:

Terminal

claude mcp add smartipedia -- npx -y smartipedia-mcp

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "smartipedia-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Either way there are no credentials to set up. Both expose the same seven tools.

Also listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.sksareen/smartipedia-mcp.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`search_topics`	Keyword search over titles and article text
`discover_topics`	Semantic search with category / difficulty / quality filters
`read_topic`	Full Markdown article with infobox, related topics and citations
`create_topic`	Generate a new sourced article from a title (~15s, rate-limited)
`preview_phrase`	Cheap AI explanation of a phrase, without generating an article
`edit_section`	Replace one section, with optimistic concurrency
`list_missing_topics`	What people searched for that doesn't exist yet

Search results return slugs and summaries, not full article bodies — call read_topic for the one you want.

Contributing back

Code

Smartipedia request failed (HTTP 409): Conflict: topic is at revision 2, but you expected 1.

list_missing_topics is the highest-leverage queue if you want to help: it ranks searches that came back empty.

Configuration

Both optional.

Variable	Default	Purpose
`SMARTIPEDIA_URL`	`https://smartipedia.com`	Point at your own instance
`SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR`	`agent`	Attribution name on edits

Self-hosting Smartipedia? Set SMARTIPEDIA_URL=http://localhost:9001.

Rate limits

Develop

Terminal

npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js   # speaks MCP over stdio

Publishing

Releasing a new version:

Terminal

npm version patch          # bump package.json
# bump "version" and packages[0].version in server.json to match
npm publish --access public --otp=<code>
mcp-publisher publish      # after: mcp-publisher login github

mcpName in package.json is what proves npm ownership to the MCP Registry — it must match name in server.json. Don't drop it.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Built by @sksareen. Smartipedia source: sksareen/smartipedia.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first to share how this listing worked for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about Smartipedia

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "smartipedia": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "Smartipedia"] } }

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Technical Specs & Signals

CategoryDeveloper Tools

27Quality signal: Emerging · 27/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership8/20

Documentation & tools11/30

Adoption & activity1/15

Community engagement0/10

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