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How to score MCP servers: Smithery and Glama criteria detailed

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This article details how to improve the scoring of Multi-Connector Platform (MCP) servers, focusing on the criteria used by directories like Smithery and Glama. It emphasizes the importance of detailed tool descriptions, including output schemas and parameter annotations, for maximizing capability scores. The piece also advises on server scoping, suggesting smaller, focused servers (5-20 tools) to improve Glama's tool count and disambiguation scores, and highlights the need to avoid rate-limiting initialization endpoints. AI

IMPACT Provides actionable insights for developers building and deploying AI agent tools to improve their discoverability and performance.

RANK_REASON Article provides detailed guidance on optimizing a specific technical platform (MCP) for better performance in directory listings and routing.

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How to score MCP servers: Smithery and Glama criteria detailed

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Tanod Labs ·

    How Smithery and Glama score MCP servers (ours went from 83 to 96)

    <p>Listing an MCP server is easy; being picked is not. Directories grade servers and agent routers rank tools, and most of the criteria are visible if you look. Here is what we saw while listing Tanod's servers in October 2026, with our own scores.</p> <h2> Smithery: quality scor…

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