What is an MCP server?
An MCP server is a program built on the Model Context Protocol that wraps a tool, data source, or API — like file access, a database, or web search — into a capability an AI assistant can discover and call.
Discover awesome MCP servers.
nikmaniatis
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Pure Data, an open-source visual programming language and patchable environment for real-time computer music.
lishanlitamu
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for accessing Data Quality Report(DQR) databases from the ARM user facility.
marcelglaeser
Generate realistic, FK-consistent test data for your databases from your AI assistant. List projects, get schema DDL, generate datasets as SQL.
IvanZidov
abouabd
A Python MCP server providing tools for Salesforce metadata manipulation, data operations, and documentation search. Designed to power AI assistants for Salesforce tasks.
CDataSoftware
This project builds a read-only MCP server. For full read, write, update, delete, and action capabilities and a simplified setup, check out our free CData MCP Server for Salesforce Marketing (beta): https://www.cdata.com/download/download.aspx?sku=FEZK-V&type=beta
markstiles
eins78
agenson-tools
Professional MCP server for validating, transforming, and normalizing structured data - built specifically for AI agents
FMP
Talk to your Garmin data in Claude and ChatGPT. Hosted MCP server built on the Garmin Health API (OAuth) — no password sharing.
ciaraadkins
Pb-207
An mcp server designed for local-deployed deep research.
AminKhorramii
data-viz-mcp-server
CDataSoftware
This project builds a read-only MCP server. For full read, write, update, delete, and action capabilities and a simplified setup, check out our free CData MCP Server for Salesforce Pardot (beta): https://www.cdata.com/download/download.aspx?sku=GPZK-V&type=beta
Red-Panda-Dev
Read-only MCP server providing access to Belarusian securities data: tokens, shares, bonds, companies, ticker search, and company name or UNP search.
slava01011910-ops
Telegram analytics as MCP tools, pay-per-call in USDC via x402 (no accounts, no API keys).
hamid-vakilzadeh
Semantic Scholar MCP
Common questions about MCP servers, tools, and integrations
An MCP server is a program built on the Model Context Protocol that wraps a tool, data source, or API — like file access, a database, or web search — into a capability an AI assistant can discover and call.
Every server's detail page includes ready-to-paste config snippets for Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, and other common clients — most installs take just a couple of minutes.
Most servers listed here are free and open source. Some wrap third-party APIs (cloud services, paid data providers, etc.) that require your own API key or subscription.
A local MCP server runs on your device and usually connects over stdio, giving you more direct control over data but requiring a runtime and installation. A remote MCP server is hosted by a provider and connects over HTTP, making setup easier while adding network and provider availability dependencies.
Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, and other AI clients that support the Model Context Protocol can connect to MCP servers. Configuration formats and supported transports vary by client.
Review the source repository, maintenance activity, dependencies, requested permissions, and data-handling documentation before installation, and prefer official or trusted maintainers. Use least-privilege credentials for sensitive access such as files, databases, shells, and production systems.