MCP Server Directory

Curated Model Context Protocol servers for Claude Desktop and Cursor. Each entry includes install commands, config JSON, use cases, and common pitfalls.

10 servers · last reviewed 2026-05-26

Categories explained

Browser (2)
Let your AI inspect, navigate, or scrape live web pages.
Code (1)
Read, search, refactor, or run code in repositories and dev sandboxes.
Data (2)
Query SQL, NoSQL, vector, or analytics databases without writing wrappers.
Search (1)
Web, semantic, and knowledge-graph search piped into the model.
Files & Docs (1)
Read, write, and search files, PDFs, and documents on disk or in cloud storage.
DevOps (1)
Deploy, monitor, and operate infrastructure and CI/CD via natural language.
API (1)
Talk to third-party APIs (Slack, GitHub, Linear, Stripe...) from one client.
Productivity (1)
Calendars, notes, tasks, and personal data automation.
Other (0)
Specialty or experimental servers worth knowing about.

FAQ

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol is Anthropic's open standard for letting AI clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) talk to external systems. Each server exposes tools the model can call.

How do I install one of these in Claude Desktop?

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) or the Windows equivalent, paste the config JSON shown on the server's detail page, then quit and relaunch Claude Desktop. The config is read once at startup.

Will Cursor configs be different?

Mostly the same shape. Cursor uses ~/.cursor/mcp.json and supports the same protocol. Detail pages note when the config differs.

What if a server isn't here?

We start with 10 servers we can describe in depth and verify in real workflows. We expand the list every two weeks based on traction. The official Anthropic monorepo at github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers has the full upstream list.

Are these safe to install?

All Anthropic-published servers are sandboxed by client permission scopes. Community servers vary — read the source repo before installing one with elevated permissions (writes, secrets, etc.).

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