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Smartipedia MCP server

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by sksareen·io.github.sksareen/smartipedia-mcp·v0.1.0
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Read, search and edit Smartipedia, an open AI-native encyclopedia. No API key, no signup.

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Smartipedia tools (7, 1 write)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts
  • create_topicwrite actionFree

    Generate a new sourced encyclopedia article from a title (web search + LLM, ~15s). Returns the existing article instead if the topic is already covered. Daily rate limit applies — search first.

  • discover_topicsFree

    Semantic search with optional filters. Use when keyword search misses, or to browse a category by meaning rather than exact wording.

  • edit_sectionFree

    Replace one section of an article with corrected Markdown. Preferred over creating a duplicate topic when you find an error. Pass expected_revision (from read_topic) to avoid clobbering a concurrent edit.

  • list_missing_topicsFree

    Topics people searched for that don't exist yet, ranked by demand. The highest-leverage queue for deciding what to write next.

  • preview_phraseFree

    Get a short AI explanation of any phrase without generating a full article. Cheap and fast — use it to decide whether a topic is worth creating.

  • read_topicFree

    Fetch the full Markdown article for a topic slug, with infobox and citations.

  • search_topicsFree

    Keyword search over Smartipedia article titles and summaries. Returns slugs and summaries; call read_topic with a slug for the full article.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-16 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

1 high
  • Code scan2 source files scanned25/25
  • Live reliabilityremote reachable in 584ms20/20
  • Tool poisoning7 tool descriptions checked15/15
  • Auth qualityopen endpoint exposes 1 write-action tools with no auth3/15
  • Maintenancelast push 42 days ago12/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Findings (1)

  • highWrite-action tools reachable without authenticationauth.open-write
Overall 83/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Smartipedia compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
83/100
higher than 70% of 3,470 Web search servers
Tools
7
the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things
14%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Uptime
100%
of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
Response time
679 ms
faster than 19% of 2,238 Web search servers
Downloads a week
22
more than 8% of 827 Web search servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 5 read · 1 create · 1 change

Install Smartipedia in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

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

What the publisher says

From the Smartipedia repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

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:

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

claude mcp add smartipedia -- npx -y smartipedia-mcp
{
  "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

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, editsection is the right move — not a duplicate topic. Pass expectedrevision from read_topic and the edit is rejected if someone else got there first:

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

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

Configuration

Both optional.

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

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

Publishing

Releasing a new version:

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.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Grade history

  • 2026-10-16downgradeA → Bscore 83: Write-action tools reachable without authentication

Smartipedia: common questions

Is Smartipedia MCP server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Smartipedia safety report
How do I install Smartipedia?
It runs remotely at smartipedia.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Smartipedia need an API key?
No secret keys are declared. It reads 2 settings from the environment.
Is Smartipedia maintained?
The last commit was 61 days ago (2026-09-04). The latest release is v0.1.0.
Is Smartipedia up?
100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of Smartipedia?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Free Search MCP server, Keyline Icons MCP server and Brave MCP server.
How does Smartipedia compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 83/100 (higher than 70% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 7 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 14% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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