MCP Server Setup

Client Configuration

Select your AI client below to see the setup instructions. Each client launches the MCP server automatically -- you just need to add the configuration once.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "schemasmith": {
      "command": "C:\\Program Files\\SchemaSmith\\SchemaSmith\\ForgeBarrett.Mcp.exe",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "SCHEMASMITH_PRODUCT_PATH": "C:\\path\\to\\your\\schema-package"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "schemasmith": {
      "command": "dotnet",
      "args": ["/path/to/ForgeBarrett.Mcp.dll"],
      "env": {
        "SCHEMASMITH_PRODUCT_PATH": "/path/to/your/schema-package"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "schemasmith": {
        "command": "ForgeBarrett.Mcp.exe",
        "args": [],
        "env": {
          "SCHEMASMITH_PRODUCT_PATH": "C:\\path\\to\\your\\schema-package"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "schemasmith": {
      "command": "ForgeBarrett.Mcp.exe",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "SCHEMASMITH_PRODUCT_PATH": "C:\\path\\to\\your\\schema-package"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Prompts

The MCP server provides 8 pre-built prompts that guide AI assistants through common workflows. Each prompt generates a structured message with relevant context, tool references, and resource links. Prompts are context-aware -- if a product or template is already loaded, the prompt content includes current context details.

Tier 3/4 Confirmation

Tier 3 (Modify) and Tier 4 (External) tools require a "confirm": true parameter in the MCP tool call arguments. If the parameter is missing or false, the server returns a description of what the tool would do instead of executing it. This prevents accidental execution of destructive operations.

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "schemasmith_apply_change",
    "arguments": {
      "change_type": "add_column",
      "table": "Customers",
      "definition": "{ ... }"
    }
  }
}

This operation requires confirmation.

Tool: schemasmith_apply_change
Tier: Modify (Modifies files or creates packages)
Description: ...

To execute this tool, add 'confirm: true' to the arguments.

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "schemasmith_apply_change",
    "arguments": {
      "change_type": "add_column",
      "table": "Customers",
      "definition": "{ ... }",
      "confirm": true
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting