Crafting Step by Step

aid: craftingstepbystep-com
name: Crafting Step by Step
description: 'Crafting Step by Step (CSBS) is an independently owned and operated tutorial site that turns the best how-to
  videos into clear written, step-by-step tutorials: every step numbered, illustrated with images from the original video
  and stamped with a timestamp, with credit and a link back to the creator. Its catalog covers crafts such as knitting, crochet,
  sewing, embroidery, card making, paper crafts, jewelry making, resin art and drawing, plus beginner guides, learning paths
  and product picks. It was surfaced via the MCP registry and its site answers at /api/mcp with a POST-only MCP server.'
url: https://artifacts.apis.io/craftingstepbystep-com/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: harvest:mcp-registry
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment pass 2026-11-04 (modular-v1; was harvest)
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  probe_state: covered
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-11-04'
modified: '2026-11-04'
tags:
- Company
- Crafts
- Tutorials
- How-To
- DIY
- Education
- MCP
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
image: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/brand/csbs-icon-512.png
common:
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/craftingstepbystep-com-problem-types.yml
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/painting/how-to-use-a-wet-palette
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/craftingstepbystep-com-conventions.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/craftingstepbystep-com-authentication.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/craftingstepbystep-com-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/craftingstepbystep-com-llms.txt
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/craftingstepbystep-com-mcp.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/craftingstepbystep-com-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/craftingstepbystep-com-vendors.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/llms.txt
- type: Login
  url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/sign-in
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/craftingstepbystep-com-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/
- type: About
  url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/about
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/privacy
- type: DMCA
  url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/dmca
- type: DataProcessing
  url: privacy/craftingstepbystep-com-privacy-policy.yml
apis:
- aid: craftingstepbystep-com:citation-api
  name: Crafting Step by Step Citation API
  description: Public, unauthenticated JSON endpoint documented in the site's llms.txt that returns a slim machine-readable
    rendition of a tutorial by slug (title, TL;DR, steps as plain prose, difficulty, project time and cost, last-updated),
    described by the provider as the canonical machine-readable form for citing a tutorial.
  humanURL: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/llms.txt
  baseURL: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/api
  tags:
  - Tutorials
  - Citations
  tags_raw:
  - Tutorials
  - Citation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/llms.txt
  - type: Example
    url: examples/craftingstepbystep-com-citation-how-to-knit-a-sweater-example.json
- aid: craftingstepbystep-com:mcp-server
  name: Crafting Step by Step MCP Server
  description: Streamable-HTTP MCP server with no authentication, advertised in llms.txt and /.well-known/mcp.json, exposing
    tools to search, browse and fetch craft tutorials and to request a missing tutorial.
  humanURL: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/.well-known/mcp.json
  baseURL: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/api/mcp
  tags:
  - MCP
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/llms.txt
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/craftingstepbystep-com-mcp-tools-list.json
x-coverage:
  state: covered
  reason: identity-verified
  detail: Name and description taken from the site title, schema.org Organization JSON-LD ("Crafting Step by Step", alternateName
    CSBS) and the About page. /guides (consumer craft guides) and a painting tutorial were replaced as Documentation/GettingStarted
    by llms.txt, which is where the provider documents its citation API and MCP server. No terms, contact, blog or developer
    portal page is published (/terms, /contact, /blog return 404).
  evidence:
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/about
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/privacy
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/dmca
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/brand/csbs-icon-512.png
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/api/mcp
    status: 405
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/llms.txt
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/sign-in
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/terms
    status: 404
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-04'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 20
  pass: modular-v1
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