Best MCP servers 2026

Short answer: Our top pick: MCP reference servers, because it leads MCP servers on AgentPick Score (91/100) with 91k GitHub stars, a release on 11 Oct 2026 and 941 contributors. Runners-up: Context7 MCP (90) and FastMCP (88).

The top Model Context Protocol servers, numbered by AgentPick Score, each with its source. Ranked by AgentPick Score, our 0–100 data score. Last updated 15 Oct 2026.

The ranking

#1
MCP reference servers

The Model Context Protocol project's reference servers (such as everything, filesystem and memory) reached 1.0.0 and were publishe…

★ 91k · released 11 Oct 2026 · 941 contributors · NOASSERTION
91AgentPick Score
#2
Context7 MCP

Upstash's Context7 serves up-to-date code documentation to LLMs and AI code editors. 4.4.1 ships as an MCP Bundle.

★ 63k · released 13 Oct 2026 · 139 contributors · MIT
90AgentPick Score
#3
FastMCP

🚀 The fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clients.

★ 28k · released 8 Oct 2026 · 345 contributors · Apache-2.0
88AgentPick Score
#4
Chrome DevTools MCP

Chrome DevTools for coding agents

★ 54k · released 23 Sept 2026 · 145 contributors · Apache-2.0
87AgentPick Score
#5
Codebase Memory MCP

High-performance code intelligence MCP server. Indexes codebases into a persistent knowledge graph — average repo in milliseconds.…

★ 47k · released 15 Sept 2026 · 210 contributors · MIT
87AgentPick Score
#6
Composio

Composio powers 1000+ toolkits, tool search, context management, authentication, and a sandboxed workbench to help you build AI ag…

★ 31k · released 14 Oct 2026 · 123 contributors · MIT
87AgentPick Score
#7
GitHub MCP Server

GitHub's official MCP server. 2.0.2 is a bug-fix release that restores typed tool HTTP header validation.

★ 34k · released 8 Oct 2026 · 179 contributors · MIT
85AgentPick Score
#8
MCP Python SDK

The official Python SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients

★ 25k · released 2 Oct 2026 · 206 contributors · MIT
85AgentPick Score
#9
MCP Toolbox for Databases

MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.

★ 17k · released 8 Oct 2026 · 182 contributors · Apache-2.0
85AgentPick Score
#10
n8n-MCP

A MCP for Claude Desktop / Claude Code / Windsurf / Cursor to build n8n workflows for you

★ 23k · released 14 Oct 2026 · 40 contributors · MIT
84AgentPick Score
#11
AWS MCP Servers

Open source MCP Servers for AWS

★ 9.8k · released 13 Oct 2026 · 371 contributors · Apache-2.0
84AgentPick Score
#12
Serena

A powerful MCP toolkit for coding, providing semantic retrieval and editing capabilities - the IDE for your agent

★ 30k · released 13 Oct 2026 · 248 contributors
83AgentPick Score
#13
mcp-use

The fullstack MCP framework to develop MCP Apps for ChatGPT / Claude & MCP Servers for AI Agents.

★ 11k · released 14 Oct 2026 · 116 contributors · MIT
82AgentPick Score
#14
unity-mcp

Unity MCP acts as a bridge between AI assistants and your Unity Editor. Give your LLM tools to manage assets, control scenes, edit…

★ 15k · released 4 Oct 2026 · 92 contributors · MIT
81AgentPick Score
#15
apify-mcp-server

The Apify MCP server enables your AI agents to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, or any othe…

★ 11k · released 14 Oct 2026 · 53 contributors · MIT
81AgentPick Score
#16
DesktopCommanderMCP

This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities

★ 10k · released 13 Oct 2026 · 42 contributors · MIT
81AgentPick Score
#17
xiaohongshu-mcp

MCP for xiaohongshu.com

★ 16k · released 22 Sept 2026 · 37 contributors · Apache-2.0
80AgentPick Score
#18
mobile-mcp

Model Context Protocol Server for Mobile Automation and Scraping (iOS, Android, Emulators, Simulators and Real Devices)

★ 9.3k · released 14 Oct 2026 · 42 contributors · Apache-2.0
80AgentPick Score
#19
osaurus

Own your AI. The native macOS harness for AI agents -- any model, persistent memory, autonomous execution, cryptographic identity.…

★ 8k · released 14 Oct 2026 · 44 contributors · MIT
80AgentPick Score
#20
repowise

Codebase intelligence for AI and humans: code health scores, auto-generated docs, git analytics, dead code detection, and architec…

★ 7.7k · released 12 Oct 2026 · 144 contributors · AGPL-3.0
80AgentPick Score

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Latest releases

Context7 MCP 4.4.1 logoContext7 MCP 4.4.1

MCP servers AgentPick Score 90/100 · #2 in category Released 13 Oct 2026

Verdict: Useful for cutting hallucinated APIs in coding agents, since it feeds current docs into context. Bundle packaging makes installation simpler.

Test notes: The verdict is based on the linked public sources only.

Pricing: Free tier; paid plans

Source: github.com · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

MCP reference servers 1.0.0 logoMCP reference servers 1.0.0

MCP servers AgentPick Score 91/100 · #1 in category Released 11 Oct 2026

Verdict: The 1.0.0 mark is a good signal for teams that held off on the reference servers. Start with filesystem and memory.

Test notes: The verdict is based on the linked public sources only.

Pricing: Open source

Source: github.com · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

GitHub MCP Server 2.0.2 logoGitHub MCP Server 2.0.2

MCP servers AgentPick Score 85/100 · #7 in category Released 8 Oct 2026

Verdict: The default way to give agents GitHub access. This patch matters if you call it over HTTP.

Test notes: The verdict is based on the linked public sources only.

Pricing: Open source

Source: github.com · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

FAQ

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Our top pick: MCP reference servers, because it leads MCP servers on AgentPick Score (91/100) with 91k GitHub stars, a release on 11 Oct 2026 and 941 contributors. Runners-up: Context7 MCP (90) and FastMCP (88).

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