MCP Servers and Tools I Use

This repository documents the Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers I frequently use and the tools they provide. MCP enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with external systems and data sources.

MCP Servers

1. Desktop Commander

Description: A MCP server that gives Claude terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities.

Functionality:
- Execute long-running terminal commands on your computer
- Manage processes through MCP
- Search and navigate file system
- Edit files with search and replace operations
- Run terminal commands with AI assistance

Repository: https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP

Installation: npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander

2. Tavily MCP

Description: A MCP server that provides AI-powered web search and content extraction capabilities using Tavily's API.

Functionality:
- Perform comprehensive web searches
- Extract and process content from URLs
- Customize search parameters (depth, domains, time range, etc.)
- Filter and focus searches on specific content types
- Access news and general information searches

Repository: https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp

Installation: npx -y tavily-mcp@0.1.4

3. GitHub MCP

Description: GitHub's official MCP server that enables Claude to interact with GitHub repositories and features.

Functionality:
- Create, read, and update GitHub repositories
- Manage issues and pull requests
- Search code, repositories, users
- Review and comment on code
- Access and manipulate repository content
- Create branches and manage commits

Repository: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server

Installation: Run via Docker with docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

4. Memory MCP

Description: A knowledge graph-based memory server that enables Claude to maintain contextual information and memory.

Functionality:
- Create and manage entities in a knowledge graph
- Establish relations between entities
- Add observations to existing entities
- Search for nodes in the knowledge graph
- Delete entities, relations, or observations
- Query and traverse the knowledge graph

Repository: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers

Installation: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

Configuration

My current MCP server configuration is stored in /home/joe/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. This file contains connection details, API keys, and other settings for each MCP server.

License

This documentation is for personal reference. All MCP servers mentioned maintain their own licenses as specified in their respective repositories.

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Last Updated: April 2025

Note: This is a personal tracking repository. For official documentation, please refer to the original repositories linked above.