diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Generated by https://smithery.ai. See: https://smithery.ai/docs/config#dockerfile
+# Use a Python image with uv pre-installed
+FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim AS uv
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Enable bytecode compilation
+ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1
+
+# Copy from the cache instead of linking since it's a mounted volume
+ENV UV_LINK_MODE=copy
+
+# Copy the project file and lockfile
+COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
+
+# Install the project's dependencies using the lockfile and settings
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
+    --mount=type=bind,source=uv.lock,target=uv.lock \
+    --mount=type=bind,source=pyproject.toml,target=pyproject.toml \
+    uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --no-dev --no-editable
+
+# Then, add the rest of the project source code and install it
+ADD src /app/src
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
+    uv sync --frozen --no-dev --no-editable
+
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm
+
+WORKDIR /app
+ 
+COPY --from=uv /root/.local /root/.local
+COPY --from=uv --chown=app:app /app/.venv /app/.venv
+
+# Place executables in the environment at the front of the path
+ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+# when running the container, add --db-path and a bind mount to the host's db file
+ENTRYPOINT ["mcp-server-perplexity"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ MCP Server for the Perplexity API.
 
 ### Install
 
+#### Installing via Smithery
+
+To install Perplexity Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/mcp-server-perplexity):
+
+```bash
+npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-server-perplexity --client claude
+```
+
 #### Claude Desktop
 
 - On macOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`  
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
+    required:
+      - perplexityApiKey
+    properties:
+      perplexityApiKey:
+        type: string
+        description: The API key for the Perplexity server.
+  commandFunction:
+    # A function that produces the CLI command to start the MCP on stdio.
+    |-
+    (config) => ({ command: 'mcp-server-perplexity', env: { PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: config.perplexityApiKey } })