Smithery CLI Installation (Windows)

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The Smithery CLI is currently in beta and has been tested primarily on Windows 11. It's designed to solve Windows runtime issues for MCP servers. Currently, it only works with Smithery-hosted servers, and local server support is in active development. You may encounter issues on other Windows versions. Please report any issues or feedback through our Discord community.

This guide will walk you through installing the Smithery CLI on Windows using Scoop.

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install Scoop

For more information about Scoop, visit the official Scoop GitHub repository.
In Windows PowerShell:

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Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

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Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://get.scoop.sh | Invoke-Expression

Step 2: Add Scoop to your PATH

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$oldPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User')

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$newPath = "$oldPath;$env:USERPROFILE\scoop\shims"

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[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $newPath, 'User')

Step 3: Restart Powershell

Step 4: Check Scoop installation

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scoop --version

Step 5: Install Smithery

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scoop bucket add smithery https://github.com/smithery-ai/scoop-smithery

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scoop install smithery

Step 6: Check smithery installation

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smithery --help

Step 7: Install and Run Server

Install the server:

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smithery install @smithery-ai/server-sequential-thinking --client claude

Run the server in cursor MCP settings:

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smithery run @smithery-ai/server-sequential-thinking --config "{}"

If the above command doesn't work, try using the full Scoop shim path:

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C:\Users\YourUsername\scoop\shims\smithery.exe run @smithery-ai/server-sequential-thinking --config "{}"

Note: Replace YourUsername with your actual Windows username.

Enjoy!