Smart Reader MCP

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About Smart Reader MCP

Smart Reader MCP, formerly Prism, is a retired local media router that sniffed formats and launched Citra, Iris, or Cue MCP servers. Its README says not to install it as a current product; media selection and composition belong in host skills.

Key features

01Retired product; not for new installations
02Historically routed media to Citra, Iris, or Cue
03Included reference code for magic-byte sniffing

Use cases

01Consult historical implementation details
02Reuse the sniffing reference when building a host skill

MCP support

Historically, it acted as a router that spawned Citra, Iris, and Cue MCP servers; the README marks this product as retired and advises against installing it.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sylphxai-smart-reader": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run commandnpx -y @sylphx/smart-reader-mcp

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages

npm@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp0.1.1stdio

Tools

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
path	string	Yes	Absolute or relative path to a local PDF, image, or video file.

Details

From the project README

RETIRED — Prism / smart-reader-mcp

Status: retired product (hard cut, 2026-08-07)

Prism was a local media router (sniff + spawn Citra/Iris/Cue MCP servers). That composition belongs to the agent host / skills, not a seventh product.

Do not install as a product

Do not add smart-reader-mcp / prism as a current MCP server for new agents.
Do not treat this repository as an active Instrument, marketplace listing, or release authority.
Historical source remains for archaeology only.

What to use instead

Need	Authority
PDF evidence	Citra — `@sylphx/citra` / SylphxAI/citra
Image evidence	Iris — `@sylphx/iris` / SylphxAI/iris
Video timeline	Cue — `@sylphx/cue` / SylphxAI/cue
Unknown media type	Host skill: sniff (magic bytes / extension) then call the matching instrument MCP
Family law	`SylphxAI/skills` → `apply-instrument-family` + `docs/knowledge/instruments/INSTRUMENT-FAMILY-LAW.md`

Why retired

Multi-server MCP hosts already compose independent servers.
A router product doubles process tax and couples three release trains.
Instruments law: host owns composition; products own one evidence domain.

Historical package ids (non-authority)

@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp
bin prism / smart-reader-mcp
MCP name io.github.SylphxAI/smart-reader-mcp

If these still resolve on npm, they are legacy artifacts, not the current product model.

Sniff utility (non-product)

Magic-byte sniffing for host skills lives under src/sniff/ as reference code. Prefer copying a minimal sniff into a host skill rather than depending on this package.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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