Best MCP Servers

Hand-picked and tested MCP servers and clients — compare Model Context Protocol tools by type and use case to find the right fit for your AI assistant.

Every MCP server on this page has been hand-picked and tested — we don’t list every MCP server that exists. Each entry earned its spot by meeting at least three of our criteria: official vendor maintenance, active community adoption, solid documentation, and a clear use case that actually saves you time.

Below you’ll find our top recommendations organized by what you’re trying to build — whether that’s shipping code faster, running marketing campaigns from your AI assistant, or pulling SEO data on demand. Each category highlights the MCP servers we’ve personally found most reliable.

Best for AI Coding & Development

Vercel MCP

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Vercel's own MCP — deploy projects, debug logs, and check Web Analytics without leaving your assistant.

Official·vercel.com

GitLab MCP

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Manage merge requests, run CI/CD pipelines, and triage issues without leaving your AI assistant.

Official·docs.gitlab.com

Sentry MCP

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Official Sentry MCP — search issues, analyze performance, and triage with Seer's AI root-cause analysis.

Official·mcp.sentry.dev

shadcn MCP

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shadcn's own MCP — browse component registries and install UI components with natural language.

Official·ui.shadcn.com

Unity MCP

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Unity's own MCP, built into the Editor — inspect scenes, edit GameObjects, and run playtests via AI.

Official·unity.com

Codex MCP

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OpenAI's official Codex CLI — an open-source coding agent that connects to any MCP server you run.

Official·github.com

Best for Marketing & SEO

Google Ads MCP

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Google's own MCP — query campaign performance and run GAQL reports from your AI assistant.

Official·developers.google.com

Meta Ads MCP

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Meta's own MCP — manage campaigns, budgets, and catalogs for Facebook and Instagram ads.

Official·developers.facebook.com

Semrush MCP

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Semrush's own MCP — pull keyword, traffic, and market data straight into your AI assistant.

Official·semrush.com

Ahrefs MCP

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Ahrefs' own hosted MCP — query keyword, backlink, and traffic data without leaving your assistant.

Official·docs.ahrefs.com

HubSpot MCP

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HubSpot's own MCP — read and write contacts, deals, and companies straight from your AI assistant.

Official·developers.hubspot.com

Klaviyo MCP

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Klaviyo's own MCP — manage campaigns, flows, and segments with no API key ever leaving Klaviyo.

Official·developers.klaviyo.com

Best for Design & Productivity

Canva MCP

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Canva's own MCP — generate on-brand designs and bulk-autofill templates from your data.

Official·canva.dev

Mobbin MCP

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The only MCP giving AI agents access to 600,000+ real app screens for UI/UX reference.

Official·mobbin.com

Excalidraw MCP

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Excalidraw's own MCP — stream and edit hand-drawn diagrams live, with camera control built in.

Official·mcp.excalidraw.com

Webflow MCP

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Webflow's own MCP — edit CMS content and canvas designs through one Data + Designer API.

Official·github.com

Granola MCP

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Granola's own MCP — search meeting notes and extract action items with zero manual setup.

Official·docs.granola.ai

Slack MCP

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Search messages, send updates, and manage canvases in Slack without leaving your AI assistant.

Official·docs.slack.dev

Best for Infrastructure & Data

Supabase MCP

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Supabase's own MCP — manage tables, run SQL, and fetch project config from your AI assistant.

Official·supabase.com

Firebase MCP

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Google's own Firebase MCP — manage Auth users, query Firestore, and validate security rules.

Official·firebase.google.com

Stripe MCP

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Stripe's own MCP — create payment links, manage subscriptions, and issue refunds by prompt.

Official·docs.stripe.com

Grafana MCP

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Grafana Labs' own MCP — query dashboards, manage alerts, and run on-call from your assistant.

Official·github.com

PostHog MCP

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PostHog's own MCP — run SQL analytics, manage feature flags, and review session replays.

Official·posthog.com

Robinhood MCP

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Robinhood's own MCP — check your portfolio and execute real trades through a dedicated Agentic account.

Official·robinhood.com

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All MCP servers & clients

60MCP servers and clients in a curated directory

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GitLab MCP

Server · Developer Tools

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GitLab's official MCP server, built directly into GitLab itself (SaaS, Self-Managed, and Dedicated) — connect at /api/v4/mcp on your instance to access projects, issues, and merge requests from an AI assistant.

Official·docs.gitlab.com

Webflow MCP

Server · CMS & Website Builders, Design Tools

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Webflow's official MCP server — read and write CMS collections and items, manage pages, SEO settings, assets, and forms via the Data API, plus edit elements, styles, and components directly on the visual canvas via the Designer API.

Official·github.com

Grafana MCP

Server · Developer Tools, Monitoring & Observability

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Grafana Labs' official MCP server — search and update dashboards, manage alert rules, query datasources (Prometheus, Loki, and more), and manage incidents and on-call schedules through an AI assistant.

Official·github.com

Klaviyo MCP

Server · Marketing

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Klaviyo's official hosted MCP server — read account data and perform a growing set of write actions across profiles, lists, segments, campaigns, and flows, authenticated via OAuth with no API key ever leaving Klaviyo's infrastructure.

Official·developers.klaviyo.com

Perplexity MCP

Server · AI & Machine Learning, Search

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Perplexity's official MCP server — web search, conversational AI, deep research, and advanced reasoning backed by Perplexity's Search and Agent APIs, available as a hosted remote endpoint or a local stdio server.

Official·docs.perplexity.ai

Robinhood MCP

Server · Finance & Payments

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Robinhood's official hosted "Agentic Trading" MCP server — query portfolio info, positions, and transaction history, and execute trades through a dedicated Agentic account, connectable from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

Official·robinhood.com

TikTok MCP

Server · Social Media

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Community MCP server for TikTok — search videos, analyze virality factors, and retrieve video/creator details through an AI assistant. TikTok announced an official Ads MCP server in May 2026, but as of August 2026 it has no public install path or confirmed GA date; for general/content use, this remains the most widely used independent implementation.

github.com

Reddit MCP

Server · Social Media

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Community MCP server for Reddit — fetch and analyze posts, comments, and subreddit content through an AI assistant. Reddit has no official MCP server; this is the most widely used independent implementation.

github.com

Exa MCP

Server · AI & Machine Learning, Search

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Exa's official MCP server — real-time web search, research paper search, company research, web crawling, and LinkedIn/GitHub search through Exa's AI-native search API.

Official·github.com

VidIQ MCP

Server · Marketing, SEO & Analytics

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vidIQ's official hosted MCP server — YouTube keyword research, channel growth analytics, and trending-video discovery, read-only and listed in Claude's Connector Directory.

Official·vidiq.com

NotebookLM MCP

Server · AI & Machine Learning, Productivity & Collaboration

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Community MCP server for Google NotebookLM (renamed Gemini Notebook in July 2026, though notebooklm.google.com and existing notebooks still work) — list notebooks, read sources, and ask grounded, citation-backed questions through an AI assistant. Google has an open request for an official version but hasn't shipped one; this space is fragmented across many small independent projects.

github.com

Higgsfield MCP

Server · AI Content Generation

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Higgsfield's official hosted MCP server — generate images and videos across dozens of models (Sora, Veo, Kling, and more), train custom characters, and browse creation history, authenticated via OAuth.

Official·higgsfield.ai

Ahrefs MCP

Server · SEO & Analytics

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Ahrefs' official hosted MCP server — query keyword, backlink, and traffic data directly from an AI assistant, available to Lite plan and higher via OAuth. The original local/open-source server was archived in February 2026 in favor of this hosted endpoint.

Official·docs.ahrefs.com

HubSpot MCP

Server · CRM, Marketing

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HubSpot's official MCP server — give any MCP-compatible AI tool secure read/write access to CRM data (contacts, companies, deals, engagements) via a hosted remote endpoint or the HubSpot CLI's local developer server.

Official·developers.hubspot.com

Roblox MCP

Server · Developer Tools, Gaming

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Roblox's official MCP server, now built directly into Roblox Studio — read/edit scripts, generate 3D assets, inspect the instance hierarchy, run Luau code, and control playtesting from an AI client. The earlier standalone repo was archived in April 2026 in favor of this built-in version.

Official·create.roblox.com

Stripe MCP

Server · Developer Tools, Finance & Payments

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Stripe's official MCP server (part of the Stripe Agent Toolkit) — create payment links, manage customers and subscriptions, issue refunds, and query balance/reporting data from an AI model.

Official·docs.stripe.com

shadcn MCP

Server · Design Tools, Developer Tools

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shadcn/ui's official MCP server, built into the shadcn CLI — browse component registries, search for components, and install them into a project using natural language.

Official·ui.shadcn.com

Codex MCP

Client · AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools

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OpenAI's official Codex CLI — an open-source terminal coding agent (OpenAI's counterpart to Claude Code) that acts as an MCP client, connecting to external MCP servers to extend what it can read, search, and act on.

Official·github.com

Metricool MCP

Server · Marketing, SEO & Analytics

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Metricool's official MCP server — retrieve social media performance metrics and campaign data, and schedule posts across Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube through an AI assistant.

Official·metricool.com

ChatGPT MCP

Client · AI & Machine Learning

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OpenAI's official ChatGPT app — via Developer Mode, it acts as an MCP client that can register and call external MCP servers (Connectors) directly inside a chat, with read and write actions.

Official·developers.openai.com

Excalidraw MCP

Server · Design Tools

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Excalidraw's official MCP server — stream and interactively edit hand-drawn-style diagrams with camera control, using the MCP Apps extension so the canvas renders directly inside a compatible chat client.

Official·mcp.excalidraw.com

Granola MCP

Server · Productivity & Collaboration

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Granola's official hosted MCP server — search meeting notes, browse folders, and extract action items and decisions from your meeting history, from Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. Uses Dynamic Client Registration, so no manual credentials are needed.

Official·docs.granola.ai

Pinterest MCP

Server · Social Media

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Community MCP server for Pinterest — search images and pins and retrieve Pinterest information through an AI assistant. Pinterest launched its own MCP server in June 2026, but it's an ads-only alpha limited to named agency partners with no public endpoint; for general use, this remains the most widely used independent implementation.

github.com

Zotero MCP

Server · Productivity & Collaboration

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Community MCP server for Zotero — search your library, retrieve citations and metadata, and analyze papers through an AI assistant. Zotero has no official MCP server; this is by far the most widely used independent implementation.

github.com

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is an MCP server?

    A bridge that lets AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, Codex) access external tools and data through one standard protocol, instead of custom integrations for every app.

  • How do I install an MCP server?

    Copy the server's config snippet (a short JSON block with its command and API key) into your AI client's MCP settings, then add your credentials. Full walkthroughs are in our guides.

  • Are these MCP servers free?

    Most official servers are free to install — you typically only pay the underlying platform's API usage. Some commercial tools (like Semrush or Mobbin) need a paid account on their side.

  • MCP server vs client — what's the difference?

    The server is the tool that does the work; the client is the AI assistant that calls it. Claude Desktop and Cursor are clients; GitLab MCP and Vercel MCP are servers.

  • Can I use multiple MCP servers at once?

    Yes. Connect several to one client and switch between them in a single conversation — that's the core benefit of the standard.