ShowMeStepByStep

rt1966/showmestepbystep

Connects Claude or Cursor to a corpus of 561 step-by-step how-to tutorials across 38 categories. You get five read-only tools: search by free text with optional filters for category, difficulty, or duration; fetch full tutorial details including numbered steps, materials, and video timestamps; browse by category or recency; and list all available categories. A sixth tool, request_tutorial, lets you submit gaps to their content queue when search comes up empty. All tutorials are CC BY 4.0 licensed with creator attribution in the response. No auth required. Useful when you need structured how-to content with citation metadata baked in, or when you want to surface step-by-step instructions without leaving your editor or chat window.

tools: 6
transport: HTTP
last updated: Oct 15, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp --name showmestepbystep

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

$ claude mcp add --transport http showmestepbystep https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 6 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.

search_tutorialsSearch the Show Me Step by Step 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, difficulty, or maximum duration.5 params

Search the Show Me Step by Step 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, difficulty, or maximum duration.

Parameters* required

categorySlugstring

Optional category to restrict the search to (e.g. 'cooking', 'crochet'). Use list_categories to see available slugs.

difficultystring

Optional difficulty filter.one of easy · medium · advanced

limitinteger

default: 10

maxDurationMinutesinteger

Optional ceiling on tutorial total duration. Useful for 'quick recipes' / 'under 10 min' queries.

query*string

Search query (>= 2 chars)

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, recipe (with nutrition + cuisine when a...1 params

Fetch 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, recipe (with nutrition + cuisine when a...

Parameters* required

slug*string

Tutorial slug (e.g. 'how-to-fix-a-leaky-faucet')

list_categoriesList all tutorial categories with a published tutorial. Returns slug, name, short description, and count of published tutorials per category.

List all tutorial categories with a published tutorial. Returns slug, name, short description, and count of published tutorials per category.

No parameters. Call it with no arguments.

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.2 params

Browse 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.

Parameters* required

categorySlug*string

e.g. 'cooking', 'home-improvement', 'crafts'

limitinteger

default: 20

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.2 params

List 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.

Parameters* required

daysinteger

Lookback window in days (default 14, max 90).default: 14

limitinteger

default: 20

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. Optionally include an email for notif...4 params

Submit 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. Optionally include an email for notif...

Parameters* required

contextstring

Brief context about the requester (e.g. 'beginner crocheter', 'first-time homeowner', 'gluten-free baker'). Helps shape the tutorial when we ship it.

notifyEmailstring

Optional email to notify when the tutorial ships. Pure opt-in.

originalQuerystring

The exact user query that came up empty in search_tutorials. Useful for matching keyword demand.

topic*string

What the user wants to learn how to do (e.g. 'how to get pesto stains out of a white shirt')

Readme

Details

Repository: github.com/rt1966/showmestepbystep
Website: www.showmestepbystep.com
Categories: Search & Web Crawling, Media & Entertainment
Transport: HTTP
Registry: MCP registry, active
Prompts: 4
Tools verified: Nov 6, 2026

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