🎯 Connect to ChartSmith MCP

Connect and start creating charts in minutes.

⚡ Connection Methods

Option 1: Hosted Service

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest connect "https://<YOUR_DOMAIN>/mcp"

Option 2: Local (Docker)

• HTTP (recommended): http://localhost:8000
• STDIO wrapper (optional):

  #!/bin/bash
  cd /path/to/your/chart-mcp
  docker compose run --rm chartsmith-stdio python -m chart_genius_mcp --transport stdio
  

  Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

  {
  "mcpServers": {
    "chartsmith-local": { "command": "/Users/your-username/chartsmith-mcp.sh" }
  }
  }
  

✅ Try It

Paste into Cursor:

Create a bar chart showing sales by region:
- North: $125,000
- South: $98,000  
- East: $156,000
- West: $87,000

• More examples: examples/code-examples.md
• Tool reference: api/README.md

🐛 Troubleshooting

• Restart Cursor after adding a connection
• If local: docker compose ps then docker compose logs -f
• For AI tools: set real API keys in .env