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ShowMeStepByStep MCP server

Connect ShowMeStepByStep and your agent gets 6 tools, among them get_tutorial, list_categories, list_recent_tutorials. It answers at https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 6 of 6 times since 11 September 2026; the last check, on 23 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
6
Reliability
6 of 6 checks
Response time
283 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
23 October 2026

Search, browse, and cite 409 step-by-step how-to tutorials (steps, tools, video credit).

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 6 tools ShowMeStepByStep offers

ToolWhat it does
get_tutorialFetch the full machine-readable rendition of a tutorial by slug: title, TL;DR, numbered steps (with text, imageUrl, tips, and YouTube videoTimestampSeconds for deep-linking), tools/materials, tags, related tutorial slugs, creator credit, re
Inputs: slug
list_categoriesList all tutorial categories with a published tutorial. Returns slug, name, short description, and count of published tutorials per category.
list_recent_tutorialsList the most recently published tutorials, newest first. Use this to discover what's new on the site or to surface fresh content for aggregator / 'what's new this week' agent loops. Tenant-aware.
Inputs: days, limit
list_tutorials_by_categoryBrowse tutorials within a specific category, ranked by view count then publish date. Use this when a user wants to explore a topic area rather than search.
Inputs: categorySlug, limit
request_tutorialSubmit a request for a tutorial we don't yet have. Call this when search_tutorials returned no good match for what the user actually wants. The request enters our content-demand queue, which the daily content batch reviews and prioritizes.
Inputs: topic, originalQuery, context, notifyEmail
search_tutorialsSearch the ShowMeStepByStep tutorial corpus by free-text query. Searches across tutorial titles, descriptions, and step content. Returns slim summaries with TL;DRs and canonical URLs. Tenant-aware. Optional filters narrow by category, diffi
Inputs: query, limit, categorySlug, difficulty, maxDurationMinutes

Add ShowMeStepByStep to your AI client

Every block below points at https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http showmestepbystep https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "url": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "url": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
JetBrains AI Assistant: Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, MCP, New MCP Server, as JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "url": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: ShowMeStepByStep
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: ShowMeStepByStep
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "httpUrl": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showmestepbystep": {
      "url": "https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.showmestepbystep.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=showmestepbystep&name=ShowMeStepByStep

Is ShowMeStepByStep up right now?

It answered our last check on 23 October 2026 in 283 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about ShowMeStepByStep

How many tools does ShowMeStepByStep have?

6, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 20 September 2026: get_tutorial, list_categories, list_recent_tutorials, list_tutorials_by_category, request_tutorial, search_tutorials.

Is ShowMeStepByStep down?

It answered our last check on 23 October 2026 in 283 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6.

How do I add ShowMeStepByStep to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does ShowMeStepByStep need an API key?

It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.

Where this comes from

Publisher: io.github.rt1966. Endpoint host: www.showmestepbystep.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:io.github.rt1966:mcp:showmestepbystep. First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.

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