Awesome MCP Servers: 50+ of the Best, Organized by Category

Awesome MCP servers are curated collections of the best Model Context Protocol servers, and this guide lists 50+ of them grouped by category so you can find the right one fast. Unlike a static GitHub awesome-list, every server below links to a live page in our MCP server directory, which tracks more than 13,870 servers with stars, install commands, and API-key requirements you can filter and sort as of July 2026.

What Are Awesome MCP Servers?

"Awesome MCP servers" is the naming convention for curated GitHub lists of Model Context Protocol servers, following the broader "awesome-list" format popular across open source. The Model Context Protocol is an open standard Anthropic released in November 2024 to connect AI agents to external tools and data through one interface.

The best-known lists are punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers (roughly 90,500 stars in July 2026), wong2/awesome-mcp-servers, and the official modelcontextprotocol/servers reference index. The list below is our maintained, browsable version: each server links straight to its directory page so you get stars and install commands, not just a name.

Search and Documentation MCP Servers

Search MCP servers give agents live web results and current documentation, which fixes the "trained on stale data" problem. These six are the most-used search and docs servers in the directory as of July 2026.

• Context7 - injects version-specific, up-to-date library documentation and code examples into your prompt; works without a key at lower limits.
• Tavily MCP - LLM-optimized web search, extraction, and crawling with a free API tier.
• Exa MCP - AI-native web search that returns clean, relevant content built for agents.
• Brave Search MCP - private web search powered by the Brave Search API.
• Ref MCP - token-efficient access to up-to-date technical documentation for coding tools.
• Desktop Commander - searches, reads, and edits code and text across your local machine and runs programs.

Browser and Web Scraping MCP Servers

Browser MCP servers let agents drive real browsers to click, fill forms, and extract data from pages. These seven lead the browser and scraping category, with Playwright MCP and Scrapling among the most-starred.

• Playwright MCP - Microsoft's server that drives Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit through the accessibility tree; no API key needed.
• Chrome DevTools MCP - official Chrome DevTools control for debugging and inspecting live pages.
• Scrapling - stealth web scraping with real browsers and Cloudflare bypass.
• Skyvern - AI-driven browser automation that navigates, clicks, and extracts from any site.
• Firecrawl MCP - turns whole websites into clean, agent-ready Markdown via search, scrape, and crawl.
• Browserbase MCP - a cloud headless browser so agents can browse without a local install.
• Browser MCP - automates your existing local Chrome browser and its logged-in sessions.

For deeper rankings, see our dedicated best browser automation MCP servers guide.

Developer Tools and Coding MCP Servers

Developer-tool MCP servers give coding agents IDE-grade capabilities like symbol search, design-to-code, and isolated environments. Serena is the most-starred dedicated coding server in this category.

• Serena - semantic, symbol-level code search and precise edits via language servers; free and local.
• Figma Context MCP - feeds Figma design data to a coding agent to turn frames into code.
• GitMCP - a remote server that turns any GitHub repository into a documentation source.
• Container Use - containerized, isolated environments so multiple agents can work in parallel.
• AntV Chart MCP - generates 25+ chart types and visualizations from data.
• shadcn/ui MCP - gives assistants access to shadcn/ui v4 components, blocks, and demos.
• Sentry MCP - pulls error and performance data from Sentry so agents can triage issues.

Database MCP Servers

Database MCP servers let agents query and manage SQL and NoSQL stores in natural language. Postgres MCP Pro and DBHub are the most-used in the directory's database category.

• Postgres MCP Pro - deep PostgreSQL access with query execution, index tuning, and health checks.
• DBHub - one universal server for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite, and MariaDB.
• Supabase MCP - connects an agent to your Supabase project to query and manage tables.
• MongoDB MCP - MongoDB's official server for exploring and querying Atlas clusters.
• ClickHouse MCP - runs fast analytical queries against ClickHouse from chat.
• Redis MCP - Redis's official server for reading, writing, and using data structures.
• MySQL MCP - MySQL integration with configurable access controls and schema inspection.

More engines are ranked in our best database MCP servers roundup.

File and Document MCP Servers

File MCP servers give agents scoped access to local files and convert documents into formats models can read. MarkItDown is the most-starred conversion tool wrapped as an MCP server.

• Filesystem - Anthropic's reference server for scoped read and write access to directories you allow.
• MarkItDown MCP - converts PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, and audio into Markdown.
• Markdownify - turns almost any file or web page into clean Markdown.
• Obsidian MCP - reads and writes your Obsidian vault through its local REST API.
• Microsoft 365 MCP - connects to Outlook, Excel, OneDrive, and the Microsoft 365 suite via Graph.

Memory and Vector MCP Servers

Memory MCP servers give agents persistent recall across sessions using knowledge graphs and vector stores. Cognee is the most-starred agent memory server in the directory.

• Cognee - builds a knowledge graph plus vector memory from your documents and chat history.
• Basic Memory - a lightweight, keyless local memory server backed by Markdown notes.
• Mem0 MCP - stores and retrieves coding preferences and patterns for a persistent agent memory.

For the full ranking, see our best memory MCP servers guide.

Cloud and DevOps MCP Servers

Cloud MCP servers let agents manage infrastructure, deployments, and platform services. The awslabs and Cloudflare servers are the most-used in this category.

• AWS MCP Servers - AWS Labs' official suite covering documentation, CDK, cost analysis, and core services.
• Cloudflare MCP - manages Workers, DNS, and analytics across Cloudflare services.
• Azure MCP - Microsoft's official server connecting agents to Azure resources and services.
• Kubernetes MCP - inspects and manages Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters from chat.

Observability and Monitoring MCP Servers

Observability MCP servers let agents query dashboards, metrics, and logs to investigate incidents. Netdata and Grafana lead this category.

• Grafana MCP - queries dashboards, datasources, Prometheus, Loki, and incidents from chat.
• Netdata MCP - real-time discovery, exploration, and root-cause analysis across observability data.
• Prometheus MCP - queries and analyzes metrics from a Prometheus monitoring system.

See our best observability MCP servers roundup for more.

Productivity MCP Servers

Productivity MCP servers connect agents to spreadsheets, boards, and task managers. These three cover the most common productivity workflows.

• Google Sheets MCP - reads and writes Google Sheets so agents can update trackers and reports.
• Trello MCP - manages Trello boards, lists, and cards with rate limiting and type safety.
• Asana MCP - talks to the Asana API to read and manage tasks and projects.

Communication MCP Servers

Communication MCP servers let agents read and send messages across Slack, email, Teams, Telegram, and Discord. Slack and Google Workspace servers are the most-used in this category.

• Slack MCP Server - reads channels, threads, and DMs with message search official bot tokens cannot match.
• Google Workspace MCP - full support for Gmail, Calendar, and Drive in one server.
• Inbox Zero MCP - adds Gmail triage and cleanup functionality on top of your inbox.
• Telegram MCP - accesses Telegram chats, channels, and groups through the user API.
• Microsoft Teams MCP - reads, posts, and mentions in Microsoft Teams messaging.
• Discord MCP - lets an agent read and send messages in Discord servers and channels.

More options are in our best communication MCP servers guide.

Finance and Payment MCP Servers

Finance MCP servers let agents process payments, pull market data, and interact with blockchains. Stripe's official toolkit is the most-used payment server.

• Stripe MCP - manages customers, products, and payment links through Stripe's official agent toolkit.
• Finance Toolkit - 200+ transparent financial metrics calculated from raw statements.
• EVM MCP - blockchain services for 30+ EVM networks covering tokens, NFTs, and contracts.

See our best finance MCP servers roundup for more.

Why a Directory Beats a Static Awesome List

A static awesome-list is great for discovery but flat: no star sorting, no category filters, and no install metadata. Our MCP directory adds structured data for 13,870+ servers, so you can sort by stars, filter by API-key requirement or transport, and copy the exact install command on each server's page.

It is also maintained continuously rather than depending on pull requests to a README, which matters because the MCP ecosystem adds servers weekly. Browse by category through hubs like Databases, Browser and Scraping, Developer Tools, and Search.

Limitations and Tradeoffs

Do not install every server on this list at once. Each server's tool definitions consume tokens on every request, so a bloated toolset slows agents and raises costs. Install only the servers that match your stack.

Stars signal popularity, not quality or safety. Community servers run with your local permissions, so review the source and pin versions before granting credentials. Our guide on securing MCP server connections covers token scoping and read-only modes, and the best free MCP servers guide flags which need no API key.

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