# Smithery: workflows, use cases, and stacks

> Registry and deployment platform for Model Context Protocol servers that connect AI clients to useful external tools.

- Canonical: https://gptnavi.com/tools/smithery
- Official website: https://smithery.ai
- Category: Developer automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Has free plan: Yes
- Last materially updated: 2026-08-19
- Best for: Developers, AI builders, Technical founders
- Tags: mcp, agents, integrations

## Quick answer

Smithery is a freemium developer automation option best suited to Developers, AI builders, Technical founders. In the GPTNavi catalog it connects to 1 workflows and 1 compatible stacks.

## Workflows using Smithery

- [Governed agent with connected tools](https://gptnavi.com/workflows/governed-agent-with-connected-tools) — Build a narrow internal agent that can retrieve approved context, propose actions, and use connected tools only after explicit policy and approval checks.

## Compatible stacks

- [Governed Connected Agent Stack](https://gptnavi.com/stacks/governed-connected-agent-stack) — A controlled stack for internal agents that cite approved knowledge, propose bounded actions, and wait for human approval when impact or uncertainty is high.

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