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# Update a server

> Update server metadata such as display name, description, repository, icon, or visibility.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.stainless.com/api/spec/documented/smithery/openapi.documented.yml patch /servers/{qualifiedName}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Smithery Platform API
  description: >-
    API for the Smithery platform — discover, deploy, and manage MCP (Model
    Context Protocol) servers. Provides endpoints for browsing the server
    registry, managing deployments, creating scoped access tokens, and
    connecting to MCP servers.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.smithery.ai
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: servers
    description: >-
      Browse the MCP server registry, manage server configuration, and handle
      deployments
  - name: skills
    description: Discover and search reusable prompt-based skills for MCP servers
  - name: tools
    description: Search for MCP tools across all registered servers
paths:
  /servers/{qualifiedName}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - servers
      summary: Update a server
      description: >-
        Update server metadata such as display name, description, repository,
        icon, or visibility.
      operationId: patchServers:namespace
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
          in: path
          name: qualifiedName
          required: true
          description: >-
            The server's qualified name (e.g. 'namespace/server' or 'namespace'
            for namespace-only servers). Use %2F to encode the slash.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                displayName:
                  type: string
                description:
                  type: string
                homepage:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                repositoryUrl:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                backlinkUrl:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                license:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                iconUrl:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                unlisted:
                  type: boolean
              id: UpdateServerRequest
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Server updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                  namespace:
                    type: string
                  server:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - success
                  - namespace
                  - server
                id: UpdateServerResponse
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegistryError'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegistryError'
        '404':
          description: Server not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegistryError'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import Smithery from '@smithery/api';

            const client = new Smithery({
              apiKey: process.env['SMITHERY_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });

            const server = await client.servers.update('qualifiedName');

            console.log(server.namespace);
components:
  schemas:
    RegistryError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          example: Server not found
      required:
        - error
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Smithery API key as Bearer token

````