0bridge and Smithery
Smithery is a registry and host for MCP servers: a place to find a server and run it. 0bridge is where you keep your own connections and context once you've chosen your servers. They answer different questions. As of 2026-10-01.
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The short version#
Use Smithery to discover MCP servers. Use 0bridge to sign in to the services you picked once, and have every AI tool you use share them, along with your history, memory and secrets. You can find a server in a registry and connect it through 0bridge.
Side by side#
| 0bridge | Smithery | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Your personal endpoint for connected services and context | A registry and hosting for MCP servers |
| Question it answers | "How do all my tools share my services?" | "Which MCP server should I use?" |
| Sign-in to a service | Once, kept encrypted, used by every tool | Per server, as the registry sets it up |
| Session history and resume | Yes | Not its job |
| Secrets, memory, agent control | Yes | Not its job |
| Cost | Free for one person | Check their pricing |
Smithery's column is how we understand it on the date above.
When not to use 0bridge#
- You mainly need to find and try MCP servers. A registry is the better place to browse.
- You want to publish an MCP server for others. 0bridge connects servers for you; it isn't a publishing platform.
- You want each server added directly to each tool with nothing in between. See editing each tool's config by hand.