{"slug":"smithery","name":"Smithery","domain":"smithery.ai","verdict":"As of 2026-07-15, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok collectively rank Smithery #2 of 13 for mcp server platform (one of 3 leaderboards it appears on). Source: https://modelsagree.com/product/smithery (modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0).","best_rank":2,"categories":3,"brief":{"category":"best-mcp-registry","title":"Best MCP registry","rank":2,"of":11,"top":"Official MCP Registry","day":"2026-07-17","why":[{"t":"substantial catalog and marketplace","m":["Claude","ChatGPT"],"q":"The most complete practitioner marketplace"},{"t":"CLI-first installation workflow","m":["Claude","ChatGPT","Gemini"],"q":"CLI-first installation workflow (@smithery/cli)"},{"t":"hosted remote server execution","m":["Claude","ChatGPT","Gemini"],"q":"hosted remote server execution with tool telemetry"},{"t":"discovery ends in working integration","m":["Claude","ChatGPT"],"q":"making discovery unusually likely to end in a working integration"}],"gap":[{"t":"canonical source of truth","m":["Grok","Claude","ChatGPT","Gemini"],"q":"Canonical source of truth with live handshake validation"},{"t":"verified namespace ownership","m":["Claude","ChatGPT","Gemini"],"q":"verified namespace ownership"},{"t":"ecosystem-neutral infrastructure","m":["Grok","Claude","ChatGPT","Gemini"],"q":"ecosystem-neutral infrastructure"}],"fix":[{"t":"limited security assurance and trust","m":["ChatGPT","Claude"],"q":"limited independent security assurance"},{"t":"fully self-controlled infrastructure","m":["ChatGPT","Claude"],"q":"infrastructure you don't control"},{"t":"automated configuration is difficult to troubleshoot","m":["Gemini"],"q":"troubleshooting is difficult when the automated installer fails to merge configs correctly"}]},"entries":[{"slug":"best-mcp-server-platform","title":"Best MCP server platform","rank":2,"of":13,"score":14,"appearances":3,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":1,"Claude":2,"Gemini":1},"reason":"Best all-around balance of registry discovery, one-command installation, managed remote hosting, OAuth/token refresh, session handling, and SDK/CLI access; narrowly beats Glama for the typical developer wanting the shortest path from finding a server to using it reliably.","reasons":[{"model":"ChatGPT","reason":"Best all-around balance of registry discovery, one-command installation, managed remote hosting, OAuth/token refresh, session handling, and SDK/CLI access; narrowly beats Glama for the typical developer wanting the shortest path from finding a server to using it reliably."},{"model":"Gemini","reason":"Offers the smoothest developer experience for local MCP discovery and installation via its CLI, which automatically configures clients like Cursor or Claude Desktop, combined with automated security scanning."},{"model":"Claude","reason":"The closest thing to \"npm for MCP\" — the largest searchable registry plus hosted deployment and config/secret management behind one CLI, so discover→deploy→manage is a single flow; best all-in-one for solo devs and small teams."}],"fixes":[{"model":"ChatGPT","fix":"Its managed abstraction and hosted control plane are a poor fit for teams requiring fully self-hosted infrastructure or deep enterprise policy controls."},{"model":"Claude","fix":"Uptime/quality of community-hosted servers is uneven and routing everything through one third party concentrates trust and supply-chain risk; less control than self-hosting."},{"model":"Gemini","fix":"Built primarily for local client configuration on individual developer desktops rather than enterprise-scale multi-user cloud hosting."}],"updated":"2026-07-15","rank_history":{"days":["2026-07-14","2026-07-15"],"ranks":[1,null]},"api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-mcp-server-platform.json"},{"slug":"best-mcp-registry","title":"Best MCP registry","rank":2,"of":11,"score":13,"appearances":3,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":2,"Claude":1,"Gemini":2},"reason":"The most complete practitioner marketplace — thousands of indexed MCP servers with usage stats, a CLI that installs/configures servers into Claude, Cursor, and other clients in one command, and hosted remote servers so you can try a tool without running it locally; assumption: the typical practitioner wants discover-to-running-in-minutes, which Smithery does best end to end.","reasons":[{"model":"Claude","reason":"The most complete practitioner marketplace — thousands of indexed MCP servers with usage stats, a CLI that installs/configures servers into Claude, Cursor, and other clients in one command, and hosted remote servers so you can try a tool without running it locally; assumption: the typical practitioner wants discover-to-running-in-minutes, which Smithery does best end to end."},{"model":"ChatGPT","reason":"Near-tied with Glama; combines a substantial catalog with excellent installation, configuration, remote hosting, and deployment ergonomics, making discovery unusually likely to end in a working integration."},{"model":"Gemini","reason":"Near-tie with Glama.ai; Smithery.ai earns its spot by prioritizing developer utility with its CLI-first installation workflow (@smithery/cli) for local clients and offering hosted remote server execution with tool telemetry."}],"fixes":[{"model":"ChatGPT","fix":"Its managed-platform emphasis and limited independent security assurance are poor fits for teams requiring rigorous vetting or fully self-controlled infrastructure."},{"model":"Claude","fix":"Quality and trust vary widely across its long tail, and running third-party hosted servers means routing your data/credentials through infrastructure you don't control — security-sensitive teams should vet or self-host instead."},{"model":"Gemini","fix":"It abstracts configuration so heavily that troubleshooting is difficult when the automated installer fails to merge configs correctly."}],"updated":"2026-07-15","api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-mcp-registry.json"},{"slug":"best-managed-mcp-platforms-for-connecting-agents-to-saas-tools","title":"Best managed MCP platforms for connecting agents to SaaS tools","rank":11,"of":11,"score":1,"appearances":1,"modelRanks":{"Gemini":5},"reason":"Serves as the premier hosted registry and cloud deployment platform for standard MCP servers, allowing instant cloud hosting and seamless connection to AI client environments.","reasons":[{"model":"Gemini","reason":"Serves as the premier hosted registry and cloud deployment platform for standard MCP servers, allowing instant cloud hosting and seamless connection to AI client environments."}],"fixes":[{"model":"Gemini","fix":"Variable security and reliability across community-hosted MCP servers, with minimal built-in enterprise OAuth session management across SaaS endpoints."}],"updated":"2026-08-10","api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-managed-mcp-platforms-for-connecting-agents-to-saas-tools.json"}],"page":"https://modelsagree.com/product/smithery","check":"https://modelsagree.com/check?q=Smithery","updated":"2026-08-10T18:18:45.051Z","attribution":"modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0"}