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Claude AI Directory vs Smithery
Focuses on hosting and discovering MCP servers only, not full Claude Skills or Agents
Claude AI DirectoryDiscover community-built Claude Skills, MCP servers and Agents. Find what is trending or publish something you built.
SmitheryRegistry for finding and hosting MCP serversWhich to pick
Pick Claude AI Directory if you want…
- Discovering and publishing Claude extensions
- A free tool
Pick Smithery if you want…
- Managed MCP server registry
Side by side
- What it is
- Claude AI Directory:A searchable directory for community-built Claude Skills, MCP servers and Agents.
- Smithery:Smithery is a registry and hosting platform for MCP servers that lets AI agents connect to tools with built-in auth, credentials and session management.
- Best for
- Claude AI Directory:Discovering and publishing Claude extensions
- Smithery:Managed MCP server registry
- Who it’s for
- Claude AI Directory:Claude developers and builders looking for reusable resources.
- Smithery:Developers building AI agents that need easy access to MCP tools and services
- Pricing
- Claude AI Directory:Free
- Smithery:Freemium
- Plans
- Claude AI Directory:—
- Smithery:Hobby Free · Pay as you Go $10/mo per month
- Works with
- Claude AI Directory:Claude Skills, Claude MCP servers, Claude Agents
- Smithery:—
Claude AI Directory features
- Search & filter. Find Skills, MCP servers and Agents by keyword or category.
- Trending & new listings. Browse the most popular and recently added resources.
- Free publishing. Submit your own Skill, MCP or Agent at no cost.
- Community Q&A. Read and join discussions about each resource.
- Resource details. View install commands, setup guides and usage examples.
- Builder community. Join a network of 1k+ Claude builders.
Smithery features
- MCP Server Registry. Find and list MCP servers for agents to discover and use.
- Hosted MCP Servers. Host your own MCP server with built-in management.
- Managed OAuth. Provides OAuth handling without requiring developers to manage keys.
- Persistent Connections. Keeps agent sessions alive for continuous interactions.
- RPC Quotas. Offers tiered RPC limits (50K free, 100K paid) for API calls.
- Namespace Support. Supports multiple namespaces for organizing tools.
Claude AI Directory vs Smithery FAQ
Is Claude AI Directory or Smithery free?+
Claude AI Directory is free. Smithery has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $10/month (Pay as you Go).
Which is cheaper, Claude AI Directory or Smithery?+
Claude AI Directory is free, so it costs less. Smithery starts at $10/month (Pay as you Go).
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