INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_case_study

Returns the vetted summary of one of Ryan Smith's four signature case studies, with a link to the full write-up on smithai.me.

smithai.menone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://smithai.me/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_case_study and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.smithai-me]
url = "https://smithai.me/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithai-me": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smithai.me/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: smithai-me
Remote MCP URL: https://smithai.me/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smithai-me": {
      "url": "https://smithai.me/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "smithai-me": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smithai.me/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "smithai-me",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://smithai.me/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

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get_beyond_the_resume — Depth that doesn't land on a résumé: the technologies Ryan Smith actually works with (honestly tiered, including what he does NOT claim), a side build, what he values, and how he works.