Reference implementations
These official reference servers demonstrate core MCP features and SDK usage:Data and file systems
- Filesystem - Secure file operations with configurable access controls
- PostgreSQL - Read-only database access with schema inspection capabilities
- SQLite - Database interaction and business intelligence features
- Google Drive - File access and search capabilities for Google Drive
Development tools
- Git - Tools to read, search, and manipulate Git repositories
- GitHub - Repository management, file operations, and GitHub API integration
- GitLab - GitLab API integration enabling project management
- Sentry - Retrieving and analyzing issues from Sentry.io
Web and browser automation
- Brave Search - Web and local search using Brave’s Search API
- Fetch - Web content fetching and conversion optimized for LLM usage
- Puppeteer - Browser automation and web scraping capabilities
Productivity and communication
- Slack - Channel management and messaging capabilities
- Google Maps - Location services, directions, and place details
- Memory - Knowledge graph-based persistent memory system
AI and specialized tools
- EverArt - AI image generation using various models
- Sequential Thinking - Dynamic problem-solving through thought sequences
- AWS KB Retrieval - Retrieval from AWS Knowledge Base using Bedrock Agent Runtime
Official integrations
These MCP servers are maintained by companies for their platforms:- Axiom - Query and analyze logs, traces, and event data using natural language
- Browserbase - Automate browser interactions in the cloud
- Cloudflare - Deploy and manage resources on the Cloudflare developer platform
- E2B - Execute code in secure cloud sandboxes
- Neon - Interact with the Neon serverless Postgres platform
- Obsidian Markdown Notes - Read and search through Markdown notes in Obsidian vaults
- Qdrant - Implement semantic memory using the Qdrant vector search engine
- Raygun - Access crash reporting and monitoring data
- Search1API - Unified API for search, crawling, and sitemaps
- Stripe - Interact with the Stripe API
- Tinybird - Interface with the Tinybird serverless ClickHouse platform
- Weaviate - Enable Agentic RAG through your Weaviate collection(s)
Community highlights
A growing ecosystem of community-developed servers extends MCP’s capabilities:- Docker - Manage containers, images, volumes, and networks
- Kubernetes - Manage pods, deployments, and services
- Linear - Project management and issue tracking
- Snowflake - Interact with Snowflake databases
- Spotify - Control Spotify playback and manage playlists
- Todoist - Task management integration
Note: Community servers are untested and should be used at your own risk. They are not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.For a complete list of community servers, visit the MCP Servers Repository.
Getting started
Using reference servers
TypeScript-based servers can be used directly withnpx
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Configuring with Claude
To use an MCP server with Claude, add it to your configuration:Additional resources
- MCP Servers Repository - Complete collection of reference implementations and community servers
- Awesome MCP Servers - Curated list of MCP servers
- MCP CLI - Command-line inspector for testing MCP servers
- MCP Get - Tool for installing and managing MCP servers
- Supergateway - Run MCP stdio servers over SSE
- Zapier MCP - MCP Server with over 7,000+ apps and 30,000+ actions