Jump into testing the MCP server and its Smithery tools by spinning up everything you need in a Meshagent Room. The server and chatbot are auto-removed when the Room closes.

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Environment Variables

  • SMITHERY_API_KEY: Your Smithery API key (your_api_key_here)

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Steps

  1. Install Meshagent 
    pip install "meshagent[all]"
  2. Sign up & Authenticate (docs) 
    meshagent login
  3. Start MCP Server as an agent in a Room 
    meshagent service test --room=test --role=agent --image=meshagent/mcp-smithery-cli:latest --env MESHAGENT_PORT=8001 --env SMITHERY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here --port="num=8001 path=/webhook liveness=/ type=meshagent.callable" --name=mcp-smithery-cli-service-test
    • This starts a Meshagent Room with a test MCP server inside. Rooms auto-close if inactive.
  4. Start the Chatbot in the Room 
    meshagent chatbot join --room=test --agent-name=mcp-smithery-cli --name=mcp-smithery-cli --toolkit=mcp-smithery-cli
    • This starts a chatbot that can use the smithery-cli toolkit inside the room.
    • Multiple toolkits can be enabled if needed.
    • The command output gives you a link to the room.
  5. Test it out
    • Open the room link in your browser and chat with the agent to interact with MCP Server tools!

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Project Level Deployment (Production)

Set up persistent MCP services at the Meshagent project level. These services auto-join all rooms in your project, so tools and chatbots are always available (no need to keep local servers running).

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Steps

  1. Create MCP Server Service 
    meshagent service create --role=agent --image=meshagent/mcp-smithery-cli:latest --env MESHAGENT_PORT=8001 --env SMITHERY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here --port="num=8001 path=/webhook liveness=/ type=meshagent.callable" --name=mcp-smithery-cli-service
  2. Create Chatbot Service 
    meshagent service create --image="meshagent/cli:latest" --port="num=9001 path=/agent liveness=/ type=meshagent.callable participant_name=mcp-smithery-cli-chatbot" --env="MESHAGENT_PORT=9001" --name="mcp-smithery-cli-chatbot-service" --command="meshagent chatbot service --agent-name=mcp-smithery-cli-chatbot --toolkit=mcp-smithery-cli"
  • These services are persistent and auto-integrate the MCP CLI server and Smithery CLI chatbot into every project room.

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Tools Available

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Tools Provided by This MCP Server

ToolShort Description
collect_configCollect the config to be used for connection to MCP server
find_mcpFind the MCP servers by given name
install_mcpInstall the MCP server on your local machine

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Tools Details

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Tool: collect_config

Collect the config to be used for connection to MCP server
Parameters:
ParameterTypeDescription
qualifiedNamestringThe qualified name of the config to collect

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Tool: find_mcp

Find the MCP servers by given name
Parameters:
ParameterTypeDescription
mcpServerNamestringThe name of the MCP server to find

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Tool: install_mcp

Install the MCP server on your local machine.
Parameters:
ParameterTypeDescription
clientstringThe client to install
qualifiedNamestringThe qualified name of the MCP server to install. ex) @bbangjooo/mcp-finder-mcp-server
configobject (optional)Configuration schema