Smartipedia is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. 38 installs a week from npm. It exposes 7 tools. Last commit 4 Sep 2026.
Read, search and edit Smartipedia, an open AI-native encyclopedia. No API key, no signup.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Smartipedia every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 10 min ago.
claude mcp add smartipedia-mcp --transport http https://smartipedia.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"smartipedia-mcp": {
"url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.smartipedia-mcp]
url = "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"{
"mcpServers": {
"smartipedia-mcp": {
"url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"smartipedia-mcp": {
"url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
SMARTIPEDIA_URL (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 (Name recorded for attribution on article edits. Defaults to 'agent'.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
Available tools 7
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
create_topic
read_topic
discover_topics
edit_section
list_missing_topics
preview_phrase
search_topics
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://smartipedia.com/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 1562 ms | 10 min ago |
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