Most Popular Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers

This repository contains a curated list of the most popular Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers based on usage data from Smithery.ai.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard developed by Anthropic that enables developers to build secure, two-way connections between their data sources and AI-powered tools. It allows AI assistants like Claude to access external tools, data sources, and APIs.

Top MCP Servers by Usage

Based on the usage data from Smithery.ai, here are the most popular MCP servers:

1. Sequential Thinking (5,550+ uses) - @smithery-ai/server-sequential-thinking
- Provides a tool for dynamic and reflective problem-solving through a structured thinking process

2. wcgw (4,920+ uses) - Shell and coding agent on Claude and ChatGPT

3. Github (2,890+ uses) - @smithery-ai/github
- Access the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, search functionality, and more

4. Brave Search (680+ uses) - @smithery-ai/brave-search
- Integrate web and local search capabilities

5. Web Research (533+ uses) - @mzxrai/mcp-webresearch
- Augments LLMs with better research capabilities, providing Google search integration, webpage content extraction, research session tracking and more

6. iTerm (402+ uses) - iterm-mcp
- Execute commands in the current iTerm session

7. TaskManager (374+ uses) - @kazuph/mcp-taskmanager
- Model Context Protocol server for Task Management, allowing Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to manage and execute tasks in a queue-based system

8. SQLite Server (274+ uses) - mcp-server-sqlite-npx
- A Node.js implementation of the Model Context Protocol SQLite server, providing an npx-based alternative for environments lacking Python's UVX runner

9. Fetch (269+ uses) - @smithery-ai/fetch
- A simple tool that performs a fetch request to a webpage

10. Knowledge Graph Memory Server (263+ uses) - @smithery-ai/memory
- Enable persistent memory using a local knowledge graph

11. Playwright (257+ uses) - @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server
- Provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright, enabling LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, and execute JavaScript in a browser environment

12. Dice Roller (246+ uses) - mcp-dice
- Roll dice using standard dice notation and return results with their total sum

13. Desktop Commander (199+ uses) - @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
- Execute terminal commands and manage files with editing capabilities

14. Exa (171+ uses) - exa
- Bring knowledge to your AI via the Exa Search API for real-time semantic web searches

15. Obsidian Reader (144+ uses) - mcp-obsidian
- Read and search within a directory of Markdown notes in an Obsidian vault

16. MySQL Server (131+ uses) - @f4ww4z/mcp-mysql-server
- A Model Context Protocol server for MySQL database operations

17. Shodan Server (131+ uses) - @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan
- A Model Context Protocol server for querying the Shodan API and Shodan CVEDB, providing access to network intelligence and security services

18. Audiense Insights (81+ uses) - @AudienseCo/mcp-audiense-insights
- Extract marketing insights and audience analysis from Audiense reports

Other Notable MCP Servers

While not in the top usage list, these MCP servers are also worth mentioning:

- AWS S3 - A sample MCP server for AWS S3 that flexibly fetches objects from S3 such as PDF documents
- Airtable - Read and write access to Airtable databases, with schema inspection
- Docker - Integrate with Docker to manage containers, images, volumes, and networks
- Google Calendar - Integration with Google Calendar to check schedules, find time, and add/delete events
- Kubernetes - Connect to Kubernetes cluster and manage pods, deployments, and services
- MongoDB - A Model Context Protocol Server for MongoDB
- Notion - Interact with Notion API
- Qdrant - Vector search engine integration for semantic memory storage and retrieval

Resources for MCP

- Smithery.ai - A registry of MCP servers
- MCP Reference Servers - Official repository with reference implementations
- Model Context Protocol Documentation - Official documentation

Contributing

Feel free to submit a pull request to add more MCP servers to this list or update usage statistics.

License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.