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 # MongoDB MCP Server
 
+[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server)](https://smithery.ai/server/@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server)
+
 A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with MongoDB Databases and MongoDB Atlas.
 
 ## 📚 Table of Contents
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 ## Setup
 
+### Installing via Smithery
+
+To install MongoDB MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server):
+
+```bash
+npx -y @smithery/cli install @mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server --client claude
+```
+
 ### Quick Start
 
 Most MCP clients require a configuration file to be created or modified to add the MCP server.
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+# Smithery configuration file: https://smithery.ai/docs/build/project-config
+
+build:
+  dockerfile: Dockerfile
+  dockerBuildPath: ../
+startCommand:
+  type: stdio
+  configSchema:
+    # JSON Schema defining the configuration options for the MCP.
+    type: object
+    properties:
+      connectionString:
+        type: string
+        description: The connection string to use to connect to MongoDB.
+  commandFunction:
+    # A JS function that produces the CLI command based on the given config to start the MCP on stdio.
+    |-
+    (config) => ({
+      "command": "node",
+      "args": [
+        "dist/index.js"
+      ],
+      "env": {
+        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": config.connectionString
+      }
+    })