diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Generated by https://smithery.ai. See: https://smithery.ai/docs/config#dockerfile
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose no ports; communicate via stdio
+
+# Default command
+CMD ["python", "run_server.py"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Python MCP Server for Code Graph Extraction
+[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/@hesiod-au/python-mcp)](https://smithery.ai/server/@hesiod-au/python-mcp)
 
 This MCP (Model Context Protocol) server provides tools for extracting and analyzing Python code structures, focusing on import/export relationships between files. This is a lightweight implementation that doesn't require an agent system, making it easy to integrate into any Python application.
 
@@ -23,6 +24,15 @@ The server exposes a powerful code extraction tool that:
 
 ## Installation
 
+### Installing via Smithery
+
+To install Python Code Explorer for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@hesiod-au/python-mcp):
+
+```bash
+npx -y @smithery/cli install @hesiod-au/python-mcp --client claude
+```
+
+### Manual Installation
 ```bash
 # Clone the repository
 git clone https://github.com/yourusername/python-mcp-new.git
diff --git a/smithery.yaml b/smithery.yaml
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+# Smithery configuration file: https://smithery.ai/docs/config#smitheryyaml
+
+startCommand:
+  type: stdio
+  configSchema:
+    # JSON Schema defining the configuration options for the MCP.
+    type: object
+    description: Empty configuration
+  commandFunction:
+    # A JS function that produces the CLI command based on the given config to start the MCP on stdio.
+    |-
+    (config) => ({ command: 'python', args: ['run_server.py'] })
+  exampleConfig: {}