> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://smithers.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set Up with Claude Code

> Connect Smithers to Claude Code with the first-party plugin: one install bundles the skill, the MCP tools, and the live run mirror.

Claude Code has a first-party Smithers plugin, so the plugin is the way we
recommend: it bundles the Smithers skill and the MCP server in one install,
and keeps them updated together.

## Install the plugin (recommended)

Type these three commands into Claude Code:

```
/plugin marketplace add smithersai/smithers
/plugin install smithers@smithersai
/reload-plugins
```

## Or let Claude wire it

Paste this instead and Claude does the equivalent setup itself:

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
Set up Smithers (a durable AI workflow orchestrator) in this repo:
run `bunx smithers-orchestrator init`, then `bunx smithers-orchestrator skills add`
and `bunx smithers-orchestrator mcp add --agent claude-code`. From now on, use
Smithers for multi-step, long-running, or approval-gated work.
```

## Check it worked

Say:

> "What Smithers workflows are available here?"

Claude should list them via the Smithers tools. From there, ask for outcomes
([What You Can Do](/guide/what-you-can-do)) and Claude drives the runs.

<Note>
  The agent-facing details (paths, config files, plugin manifest) live in the
  Technical API at [Claude Code](/agents/claude-code). You don't need them;
  Claude does.
</Note>