mcp server
ShowMeStepByStep
Search, browse, and cite a 377-tutorial step-by-step how-to corpus from your AI client.
Description as published by the maintainer. Source
- version 0.1.0
- active
- retrieval
active — Registry entry last updated 2026-05-21. Dashed tags are derived by ZBS Index from the published description, not stated by the maintainer.
What this server can do
6 functions, named and described by the server itself. Parameter names are shown because they say more about what a function does than its name usually does.
get_tutorial(slug)- 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 applicable), license, and canonicalUrl. Use this after search_tutorials to fetch step details. Required: slug.
list_categories- List all tutorial categories with a published tutorial. Returns slug, name, short description, and count of published tutorials per category.
list_recent_tutorials(days, limit)- 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.
list_tutorials_by_category(limit, categorySlug)- 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. Required: categorySlug.
request_tutorial(topic, context, notifyEmail, originalQuery)- 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 notification when the tutorial ships. Required: topic.
search_tutorials(limit, query, difficulty, categorySlug, maxDurationMinutes)- Search 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, difficulty, or maximum duration. Required: query.
Last successful function declaration observed on . Source: https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp. We list what the server declared; we do not call any of these functions.
Endpoint status observed on . Source: https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp.
Signals
These are separate measurements of different things. They are deliberately not combined into one score, because a popularity number that mixes website traffic with saves and stars cannot be checked or acted on.
| Signal | Value | What it measures | Window | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest published version | 0.1.0 | Latest version string the maintainer published to the registry. | as of fetch | Model Context Protocol | |
| Registry record last updated | 2026-05-21 | When the registry record was last updated by its maintainer. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| First listed in the MCP Registry | 2026-05-21 | Date this server was first published to the official MCP Registry. Not a usage or quality measure. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| mcp tools declared | 6 tools | Number of functions the server itself declared when asked to list them. This is what the server offers an agent, not a measure of how well any of them work. | as of probe | www.showmestepbystep.com | |
| mcp endpoint status | ok | The server listed 6 functions when asked. | as of probe | www.showmestepbystep.com |
Where to get it
This record as data
Every field on this page, with its source and observation date, is in the catalog JSON. Fetch the whole kind at once instead of parsing this HTML.
GET /api/v1/entries/mcp_server.json