Curated Directory

Best MCP Servers 2026 - Curated Directory of Model Context Protocol Servers

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI agents connect to external tools and data. This curated directory highlights the best MCP servers β€” verified, organized by category, and regularly updated.

πŸ“¦ 57,000+ MCP servers on GitHub πŸ“… Updated April 2026 ⭐ Curated & Verified

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard created by Anthropic that lets AI models connect to external tools, databases, and services. Think of it as a USB port for AI β€” plug in an MCP server and your AI suddenly gains new capabilities.

With MCP, Claude (and other AI agents) can:

  • Read and write files on your computer
  • Control your browser to navigate, click, and extract data
  • Query databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and SQLite
  • Interact with APIs β€” GitHub, Slack, Notion, Jira, and hundreds more
  • Run code and tests in sandboxed environments

Why This Directory?

There are 57,000+ MCP-related repositories on GitHub. Most are forks, experiments, or abandoned. This curated list focuses on servers that are actually useful, well-maintained, and have significant community adoption (measured by GitHub stars and active development).

We update this directory regularly. If you know of an MCP server that should be listed, open an issue on our GitHub.

πŸ›οΈ Official MCP Infrastructure

Official repos from Anthropic's MCP team β€” the spec, SDKs, and reference servers

MCP Servers (Reference Collection) by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 83,200

Official reference servers: filesystem, GitHub, GitLab, Google Drive, Postgres, Puppeteer, Slack, Brave Search, fetch, memory, SQLite, and more.

MCP Python SDK by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 22,500

Official Python SDK for building MCP servers and clients.

MCP TypeScript SDK by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 12,100

Official TypeScript SDK for building MCP servers and clients.

MCP Inspector by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 9,400

Visual testing and debugging tool for MCP servers.

MCP Specification by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 7,700

The official MCP specification and documentation.

MCP Registry by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 6,600

Community-driven registry for discovering and publishing MCP servers.

MCP Go SDK by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 4,300

Official Go SDK, maintained with Google.

MCP C# SDK by modelcontextprotocol
⭐ 4,200

Official C# SDK, maintained with Microsoft.

🌐 Browser Automation

Control browsers, automate web tasks, scrape data, and test UIs

Chrome DevTools MCP by ChromeDevTools
⭐ 33,600

Official Google project β€” Chrome DevTools for AI coding agents.

⭐ 30,400

Official Microsoft Playwright server for browser automation, testing, and scraping.

⭐ 11,100

Chrome extension-based MCP β€” control tabs, extract content, semantic search.

Browser Tools MCP by AgentDeskAI
⭐ 7,200

Monitor browser logs directly from Cursor and MCP-compatible IDEs.

BrowserMCP by BrowserMCP
⭐ 6,200

AI-powered browser control β€” navigate, click, fill forms, extract data.

Firecrawl MCP by firecrawl
⭐ 6,000

Official Firecrawl MCP for web scraping and intelligent content extraction.

Playwright MCP by executeautomation
⭐ 5,400

Playwright server for browser/API automation in Claude Desktop, Cursor.

Windows MCP by CursorTouch
⭐ 5,000

Computer use on Windows β€” mouse, keyboard, screen capture for AI agents.

Mobile MCP by mobile-next
⭐ 4,400

Mobile automation and scraping on iOS and Android β€” emulators and real devices.

πŸ’» Developer Tools & Code

GitHub integration, code documentation, IDE features, and dev workflows

Context7 (Upstash) by upstash
⭐ 51,900

Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors. Eliminates hallucinations.

⭐ 28,600

GitHub's official MCP server β€” repo, issue, and PR management.

Serena by oraios
⭐ 22,600

MCP toolkit for coding with semantic retrieval and editing β€” the IDE for your agent.

Git MCP by idosal
⭐ 7,900

Remote MCP for any GitHub project β€” end code hallucinations with real repo context.

Context Mode by mksglu
⭐ 6,700

Context window optimization for AI coding agents β€” 98% token reduction, 12 platforms.

Desktop Commander MCP by wonderwhy-er
⭐ 5,900

Terminal control, file system search, and diff-based editing for Claude.

Xcode Build MCP by getsentry
⭐ 5,100

MCP server for Xcode builds, testing, and iOS/macOS project automation.

Spec Workflow MCP by Pimzino
⭐ 4,100

Spec-driven development with real-time web dashboard and VSCode extension.

🎨 Design & UI

Design tools, Figma integration, and UI generation

⭐ 14,200

Provide Figma layout information to AI coding agents for design-to-code workflows.

Magic MCP (21st.dev) by 21st-dev
⭐ 4,700

Like v0 but in your IDE β€” generate UI components from natural language.

Unity MCP by CoplayDev
⭐ 8,200

Bridge for AI assistants to interact with Unity Editor β€” manage assets, scenes, scripts.

πŸ—„οΈ Database

SQL, NoSQL, vector databases, and data management

GenAI Toolbox (Google) by googleapis
⭐ 14,000

Google's open source MCP server for databases β€” the official Google DB MCP.

Supabase MCP by supabase-community
⭐ 2,600

Connect Supabase to AI assistants β€” query execution, management, migrations.

MongoDB MCP (Official) by mongodb-js
⭐ 1,000

Official MongoDB MCP server for database and Atlas cluster operations.

⭐ 475

Official Redis MCP server for data management and search.

MCP Alchemy by runekaagaard
⭐ 400

MCP for relational databases: SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MS-SQL via SQLAlchemy.

☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Cloudflare, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud services

⭐ 8,700

Official AWS MCP servers β€” S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudWatch, and more.

Cloudflare MCP by cloudflare
⭐ 3,600

MCP server for Cloudflare services β€” Workers, KV, D1, R2.

Kubernetes MCP by Flux159
⭐ 1,400

MCP server for Kubernetes management β€” pods, deployments, services.

⚑ Productivity & SaaS

Connect to Notion, Jira, Slack, and other SaaS tools

n8n MCP by czlonkowski
⭐ 17,700

Build n8n workflows from Claude/Cursor/Windsurf β€” workflow automation via MCP.

PAL MCP Server by BeehiveInnovations
⭐ 11,400

Use Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter models with Claude Code via MCP.

Klavis AI by Klavis-AI
⭐ 5,700

MCP integration platform for AI agents to use tools at scale.

Atlassian MCP by sooperset
⭐ 4,800

Jira and Confluence β€” search, create, update issues and docs.

ACI.dev by aipotheosis-labs
⭐ 4,750

Open source platform connecting 600+ tools to any MCP client.

Notion MCP (Official) by makenotion
⭐ 4,200

Official Notion MCP β€” read, create, update pages and databases.

Exa MCP by exa-labs
⭐ 4,200

Exa-powered web search and web crawling for AI agents.

Home Assistant MCP by homeassistant-ai
⭐ 2,100

Smart home control via MCP β€” lights, sensors, climate, automations.

πŸ›‘οΈ Security & Reverse Engineering

Pentesting, vulnerability scanning, and binary analysis

Ghidra MCP by LaurieWired
⭐ 8,200

MCP server for Ghidra reverse engineering β€” analyze binaries with AI.

HexStrike AI by 0x4m4
⭐ 7,900

150+ cybersecurity tools for pentesting and vulnerability discovery via MCP.

IDA Pro MCP by mrexodia
⭐ 7,200

AI-powered reverse engineering bridging IDA Pro with LLMs.

πŸ”§ Frameworks & Agent Tools

Build MCP servers, orchestrate agents, and extend capabilities

FastMCP by PrefectHQ
⭐ 24,400

The fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clients.

⭐ 15,800

Microsoft's open-source MCP curriculum with cross-language examples.

FastAPI MCP by tadata-org
⭐ 11,800

Expose any FastAPI endpoint as an MCP tool, with authentication.

MCP-Use by mcp-use
⭐ 9,700

Full-stack framework for MCP Apps β€” works with ChatGPT, Claude, and more.

MCP-Go by mark3labs
⭐ 8,500

Go implementation of MCP for building servers and clients.

MCP Agent by lastmile-ai
⭐ 8,200

Build effective agents using MCP with simple workflow patterns.

5ire by nanbingxyz
⭐ 5,100

Cross-platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client for all major LLMs.

πŸ“š Curated Lists & Directories

The best places to discover more MCP servers

Awesome MCP Servers by punkpeye
⭐ 84,400

THE definitive curated list β€” 84K+ stars. Also at glama.ai/mcp/servers.

⭐ 6,800

Chinese-language MCP resource guide and server list.

Awesome MCP Servers by appcypher
⭐ 5,400

Well-maintained curated list organized by category.

⭐ 1,000

Curated list focused on remote/hosted MCP servers (no local install).

Awesome DevOps MCP by rohitg00
⭐ 970

MCP servers specifically for DevOps workflows.