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Best MCP Servers for Claude Code (2026): 10 Picks
The 10 best MCP servers for Claude Code in 2026: GitHub, Context7, Playwright, Sentry, Linear and more, with verified install commands and security notes.
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49 resources tagged “mcp”.
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- Guide Intermediate
Build an MCP Server in TypeScript (SDK v2 Tutorial)
Build your first MCP server in TypeScript with the v2 SDK: setup, a tool, a resource and a prompt, testing in MCP Inspector, then connecting it to Claude Code.
- Guide Beginner
Claude Desktop MCP Setup: A No-Code Guide (2026)
Connect Claude Desktop to your files, apps and tools with MCP, no coding needed: connectors, one-click desktop extensions, the config file and quick fixes.
- Guide Beginner
Claude Desktop App: Download, Install and Features (2026)
Get the Claude desktop app on Mac, Windows or Linux: system requirements, install steps, Chat, Cowork and Code tabs, MCP desktop extensions, and quick fixes.
- Guide Beginner
What Is a Claude Kit? How to Build Your Own Claude Toolkit
A Claude kit is your bundle of skills, subagents, hooks, MCP servers and prompts. What goes in one, what happened to Claudekit.cc, and how to build your own.
- Guide Beginner
What Is MCP? Model Context Protocol Explained (2026)
What the Model Context Protocol is, how an MCP server works, hosts vs clients vs servers, tools, transports, the 2026-07-28 spec and security basics.
- Skill Development
mcp-builder Skill: Build MCP Servers with Claude
Anthropic's mcp-builder skill guides Claude through building quality MCP servers in Python (FastMCP) or TypeScript, from research to evals. Install and usage.
★ 183,344 - Tool MCP Server
Apify MCP Server: Run Web Scrapers from Claude
Apify's official MCP server lets Claude find and run Actors from Apify Store to scrape sites, maps and social media. Claude Code plugin, OAuth, caveats.
★ 12,930 - Tool MCP Server
Atlassian MCP Server: Jira and Confluence in Claude
Atlassian's official remote MCP server connects Claude to Jira, Confluence, JSM, Bitbucket, Compass and Loom. Claude Code setup, admin controls, alternatives.
★ 1,120 - Tool MCP Server
AWS MCP Servers: Official AWS Tools for Claude Code
awslabs/mcp is AWS's open-source suite of MCP servers for docs, APIs, IaC, pricing, databases and more. Claude Code commands, picks to start with, caveats.
★ 9,822 - Tool MCP Server
Azure DevOps MCP Server: Work Items, Repos and Pipelines
Microsoft's Azure DevOps MCP server lets Claude read work items, repos, builds, wikis and test plans. Claude Code command, remote vs local server, caveats.
★ 2,067 - Tool MCP Server
Azure MCP Server: Microsoft's MCP Server for Azure Services
Microsoft's Azure MCP Server gives Claude tools for Storage, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, AKS, Monitor and more. Claude Code plugin, npx setup, permissions.
★ 3,799 - Tool MCP Server
Brave Search MCP Server: Web Search for Claude
Brave's official MCP server adds web, news, image, video, local and LLM-context search to Claude via the Brave Search API. Setup, tools, pricing and caveats.
★ 1,522 - Tool MCP Server
Chrome DevTools MCP: Debug Pages with Claude
Chrome DevTools MCP gives Claude a live Chrome with DevTools: performance traces, console and network inspection. Claude Code install, use cases, pros and cons.
★ 54,055 - Tool Plugin
Claude Plugins Official: Anthropic's Plugin Directory
claude-plugins-official is Anthropic's curated Claude Code marketplace: 300+ internal and partner plugins for MCP, skills, LSPs and workflows. How to install.
★ 44,171 - Tool MCP Server
Cloudflare MCP Servers: Docs, Browser, Containers
Cloudflare's remote MCP servers give Claude access to Cloudflare docs, Browser Run, sandbox containers and the full API. Which to pick, setup and caveats.
★ 4,410 - Tool CLI
container-use: Sandboxed Containers for Claude Code
Dagger's container-use gives each coding agent its own container and git branch via an MCP server, so parallel agents run safely. Install, workflow, cons.
★ 4,079 - Tool Plugin
Context Mode: Keep Tool Output Out of Claude's Context
Context Mode is a Claude Code plugin that runs tool output through sandboxed tools and a local search index so raw data stays out of your context window.
★ 32,092 - Tool MCP Server
DBHub MCP Server: Connect Claude to Your Database
DBHub by Bytebase is an MCP server that connects Claude to Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB or SQLite. Setup, safe use, pros and cons.
★ 3,716 - Tool MCP Server
Docker MCP Gateway: Run MCP Servers in Containers for Claude
Docker's MCP Gateway runs MCP servers from the Docker MCP Catalog in isolated containers behind one endpoint. Profiles, secrets and Claude Code connect.
★ 1,613 - Tool MCP Server
Context7: Up-to-Date Library Docs for Claude
Context7 by Upstash feeds Claude current, version-specific library documentation via MCP or a CLI skill. Setup for Claude Code, use cases, pros and cons.
★ 63,561 - Tool MCP Server
Exa MCP Server: AI-Native Web Search for Claude
Exa's MCP server gives Claude web search, clean page fetching and multi-step research agents through a hosted endpoint or Claude plugin. Setup, tools, caveats.
★ 5,162 - Tool MCP Server
Figma MCP Server: Official Design-to-Code for Claude
Figma's official remote MCP server gives Claude design context, variables and Code Connect data, plus canvas writes. Claude Code setup, use cases and limits.
★ 2,107 - Tool MCP Server
Filesystem MCP Server: Give Claude Desktop File Access
The Filesystem MCP server lets Claude read, write and search files in folders you allow. Setup for Claude Desktop and Claude Code, use cases, pros and cons.
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Firecrawl MCP Server: Scrape and Crawl with Claude
Firecrawl's MCP server lets Claude search, scrape, crawl, map and interact with websites, returning clean Markdown or JSON. Hosted and npx setup, pros, cons.
★ 7,673 - Tool MCP Server
GitLab MCP Server: Issues, MRs and CI in Claude Code
GitLab's built-in MCP server lets Claude read projects, issues, merge requests and CI pipelines on GitLab.com or self-managed. Claude Code setup, toolsets.
- Tool MCP Server
Framelink MCP for Figma: Community Figma Server
Framelink (figma-developer-mcp) feeds simplified Figma layout and styling data to Claude so it can one-shot designs. Setup with a token, use cases, pros, cons.
★ 16,060 - Tool MCP Server
GitHub MCP Server: Connect Claude to GitHub
GitHub's official MCP server lets Claude read repos, review pull requests and manage issues. Remote and Docker setup for Claude Code, use cases, pros and cons.
★ 33,902 - Tool MCP Server
Grafana MCP Server: Dashboards, Metrics and Logs in Claude
Grafana's official MCP server lets Claude search dashboards, run PromQL and LogQL, and read alerts and incidents. Setup with uvx or Docker, read-only mode.
★ 3,598 - Tool MCP Server
Linear MCP: Manage Linear Issues from Claude Code
Linear's official remote MCP server lets Claude find, create and update issues, projects and comments over OAuth. Claude Code setup, read-only mode, use cases.
- Tool CLI
MCP Inspector: Test and Debug MCP Servers
MCP Inspector is the official tool for testing MCP servers, with web UI, CLI and terminal UI modes. How to run it, when to use it, and its pros and cons.
★ 11,136 - Tool MCP Server
Hugging Face MCP Server: Search the Hub from Claude
The official Hugging Face MCP server lets Claude search models, datasets, Spaces and papers, and call Gradio apps as tools. Claude Code setup and use cases.
★ 308 - Tool MCP Server
MCP Reference Servers: The Official modelcontextprotocol Repo
The official MCP reference servers repo: Everything, Fetch, Filesystem, Git, Memory, Sequential Thinking and Time, plus where archived servers moved.
★ 91,529 - Tool MCP Server
MongoDB MCP Server: Query MongoDB and Atlas with Claude
MongoDB's official MCP server lets Claude query collections, inspect schemas and indexes, and manage Atlas clusters. Setup, read-only mode, use cases, caveats.
★ 1,151 - Tool MCP Server
Neon MCP Server: Manage Neon Postgres from Claude
Neon's official MCP server lets Claude create projects and branches, run SQL and plan migrations on Neon Postgres. OAuth setup, read-only mode, pros and cons.
★ 655 - Tool MCP Server
Notion MCP: Connect Claude to Your Notion Workspace
Notion's hosted MCP server lets Claude search, read and edit pages in Markdown over OAuth. Claude Code setup command, use cases, plan limits and caveats.
- Tool MCP Server
Perplexity MCP Server: Web Search and Research for Claude
Perplexity's official MCP server gives Claude web search, quick answers, deep research and reasoning via its API. Claude Code commands, costs and limits.
★ 2,587 - Tool MCP Server
Playwright MCP: Browser Automation for Claude
Microsoft's Playwright MCP server lets Claude drive a real browser through accessibility snapshots. Install for Claude Code, use cases, pros and cons.
★ 38,564 - Tool MCP Server
Postman MCP Server: Collections and API Specs in Claude
Postman's official MCP server connects Claude to workspaces, collections, specs and environments. Minimal, Code and Full modes, Claude Code commands.
★ 325 - Tool MCP Server
Serena: Semantic Code Tools MCP for Claude Code
Serena gives Claude IDE-grade, symbol-level code retrieval, editing and refactoring tools over MCP using language servers or JetBrains. Install, uses, caveats.
★ 30,669 - Tool MCP Server
Slack MCP Server and Plugin for Claude Code
Slack's official plugin connects Claude Code to Slack's hosted MCP server plus nine skills and five commands. Install, use cases, admin limits and alternatives.
★ 155 - Tool MCP Server
Sentry MCP: Debug Production Errors with Claude
Sentry's MCP server lets Claude read issues, stack traces, traces and logs from Sentry. Remote and stdio setup, Claude Code plugin, use cases, pros and cons.
★ 944 - Tool MCP Server
Stripe MCP and Plugin: Build Payments with Claude
Stripe hosts a remote MCP server and an official Claude Code plugin with agent skills for current Stripe best practices. Install, use cases, pros and caveats.
★ 1,966 - Tool MCP Server
Supabase MCP Server: Manage Supabase from Claude
Supabase's official MCP server lets Claude manage tables, run SQL, fetch config and read docs for your projects. Hosted setup, read-only mode, risks, use cases.
★ 2,968 - Tool MCP Server
Terraform MCP Server: Terraform Registry Docs for Claude
HashiCorp's Terraform MCP server gives Claude live Terraform Registry docs and HCP Terraform workspace tools. Docker setup, Claude Code command, pros and cons.
★ 1,553 - Tool MCP Server
Tavily MCP: Web Search, Extract and Crawl for Claude
Tavily's official MCP server gives Claude real-time web search, page extraction, site mapping and crawling. Claude Code commands, OAuth or API key, caveats.
★ 2,454 - Tool MCP Server
Vercel MCP: Manage Vercel Projects and Deployments from Claude
Vercel MCP is Vercel's hosted OAuth server that lets Claude search docs, manage projects, read deployment logs and query Web Analytics. Claude Code setup.
- Tool MCP Server
Zapier MCP: Connect Claude to 9,000+ Apps
Zapier MCP is a hosted server that lets Claude take actions in 9,000+ apps like Gmail, Slack and Sheets. Claude Code command, task billing, use cases, caveats.
★ 446 - News
Claude Code v2.1.309: Sandbox and Permission Fixes
Claude Code v2.1.309 tightens sandbox and Bash permission checks, protects MCP config files, and changes how sed -i and claude ultrareview behave.