Smartipedia

Name: Smartipedia
Author: sksareen

by sksareenversion 0.1.0i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.sksareen/smartipedia-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

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

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new↓ 34/wk · ★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: SMARTIPEDIA_URL, SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://smartipedia.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "smartipedia-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SMARTIPEDIA_URL": "your-value",
        "SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

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

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add smartipedia --env SMARTIPEDIA_URL=your-value --env SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR=your-value -- npx -y smartipedia-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

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

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "smartipedia-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SMARTIPEDIA_URL": "your-value",
        "SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

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

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "smartipedia": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "smartipedia-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SMARTIPEDIA_URL": "your-value",
        "SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://smartipedia.com/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

SMARTIPEDIA_URL env
Base URL of the Smartipedia instance to talk to. Defaults to https://smartipedia.com; set this to point at a self-hosted instance.
SMARTIPEDIA_EDITOR env
Name recorded for attribution on article edits. Defaults to 'agent'.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account sksareen, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Endpoint responds
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
… Not checked yet
Sign-in with OAuth
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5754 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 38% of the other 5754 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5754 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Smartipedia safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.0) reached the registry 2 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

Open the README

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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

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:

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

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= 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.

Smartipedia

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

smartipedia-mcp

Install

Hosted (nothing to install)

Local (stdio)

Tools

Contributing back

Configuration

Rate limits

Develop

Publishing

bump "version" and packages[0].version in server.json to match

License