The best MCP servers, ranked by the data we hold
The MCP servers worth adding first, ranked by official status, usage, setup docs, upkeep and security.
The best MCP servers to start with are Context7, Chrome DevTools MCP, Exa, Firecrawl and Playwright. They score highest on the data we hold: official status, GitHub stars or weekly downloads, documented setup, recent updates and security record.
A second list covers official servers the vendor runs for you, such as Notion, Linear, Asana and Canva. They publish no star or download counts, so they are listed A to Z instead of ranked. Every server here has a PlugWiki page with install steps for Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other apps.
Good for
- You use Claude, Cursor or VS Code and want the servers most people rely on
- You build software and want docs, browser and repo access in your assistant
- You want to know which servers can change things before you add them
Most-used servers (by stars and downloads)
Ranked by the data we hold: official status, GitHub stars or weekly downloads, documented setup, recent updates and security record.
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Context7Top scoreOfficialHosted or LocalAPI keyGives your coding assistant the current docs for the library you use, so it stops writing code for old versions. It only reads docs.
12score - 2
Chrome DevTools MCPOfficialLocalThe Chrome team's server. Your assistant opens Chrome and debugs network, console and performance problems for you.
11.45score - 3
ExaOfficialHosted or LocalOAuthSearches the live web and reads any page. The hosted server works with no account or key; sign in or add a key for higher limits.
10.53score - 4
FirecrawlOfficialHosted or LocalAPI keySearches the web, reads pages as clean text and crawls whole sites. Needs a Firecrawl account or API key.
10.53score - 5
Playwright MCPOfficialLocalMicrosoft's server gives your assistant a real browser to click through sites and test web apps. It acts on any page you open.
9.84score - 6
SentryOfficialHosted or LocalOAuthReads your Sentry errors, finds the cause and helps fix the code. Sign in with your Sentry account.
9.3score - 7
GitHubOfficialHosted or LocalOAuthReads your code, opens pull requests and sorts issues. Turn on its read-only mode unless you need it to write.
9.28score - 8
SupabaseOfficialHosted or LocalOAuthLooks at and changes your Supabase projects: tables, SQL, migrations and logs. Use read-only mode on production.
8.69score - 9
GrafanaOfficialHosted or LocalSearches dashboards, queries metrics and logs, and manages alerts. A start-up switch removes every write tool.
8.56score - 10
PerplexityOfficialHosted or LocalOAuthSearches the web and returns cited answers and research reports. It only reads.
8.41score - 11
Shopify Dev MCPOfficialLocalNo sign-inLooks up Shopify docs and checks your app or theme code. No store login, and it changes nothing.
8.41score - 12
Azure DevOpsOfficialLocalOAuthReads and updates work items, pull requests, pipelines and wikis from your machine. There is no read-only switch.
8.07score - 13
HarnessOfficialHosted or LocalChecks, runs and fixes Harness pipelines, deployments and feature flags. A read-only setting limits it to list and get.
7.9score - 14
StripeOfficialHosted or LocalOAuthLooks up and changes customers, payments and refunds. Give it a read-only key unless it must write.
7.85score - 15
FigmaOfficialHostedOAuthReads your designs, variables and components to write matching code, and can edit your Figma files.
7.83score
Official hosted servers (A to Z)
Official servers run by the vendor, which publish no star or download counts, so they are listed A to Z rather than ranked. Shown: the 23 with documented setup in at least five apps.
- 21st.devOfficialHostedAPI key
Lets your coding assistant search 21st.dev's UI component library, add components to your project and draft new UI with 21st AI.
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)OfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor read, edit and publish your AEM as a Cloud Service pages, content fragments and assets, signed in as you.
- AsanaOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor find, create and update your Asana tasks and projects. You sign in with your Asana account, with nothing to install.
- AxiomOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets your AI assistant query your Axiom logs, traces and metrics, and create or change dashboards and monitors.
- BraintrustOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets your AI assistant query Braintrust logs and experiments, write scorers and prompts, and run evals for you.
- CanvaOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor create, edit, search and export your Canva designs. You sign in with your Canva account, on any plan including Free.
- ClerkOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, Cursor, Codex or VS Code manage your Clerk apps, settings, users and domains, and pull ready-made Clerk code. You sign in with Clerk.
- DatadogOfficialHostedOAuth
Datadog's own server that lets your AI assistant search logs, metrics, traces and monitors in your Datadog account.
- ExpoOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude Code, Cursor or Claude read Expo docs, run and fix EAS builds, and test your app in a simulator. Sign in with your Expo account.
GitLabOfficialHostedOAuthLets Claude, Cursor or VS Code search your GitLab projects, review merge requests and check pipelines, with no install.
- GoDaddyOfficialHostedNo sign-in
Lets your AI assistant check if a domain name is free, show its price, and suggest names to register at GoDaddy.
LinearOfficialHostedOAuthLets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor find, create and update your Linear issues, projects and comments. You sign in with your Linear account, with nothing to install.
- MonarchOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini CLI answer questions about your Monarch spending, budgets and net worth. You sign in with your Monarch account.
NotionOfficialHostedOAuthLets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor search, read and edit your Notion pages and databases. You sign in with your Notion account, with nothing to install.
- OpenRouterOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets your coding assistant look up OpenRouter models, prices, credits and rankings, and send test messages while you build.
PostHogOfficialHostedOAuthLets your AI assistant query your PostHog analytics, check and change feature flags, and triage errors.
- RailwayOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude Code, Cursor or Codex create, deploy and redeploy your Railway projects. Railway runs it for you, and you sign in with your Railway account.
- RampOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor search your Ramp spend, code expenses, approve requests and manage cards, with your own Ramp permissions.
- ResendOfficialHosted or LocalOAuth
Lets your AI assistant send email, read your Resend inboxes, and manage contacts, broadcasts, domains and templates in your Resend account.
578 GitHub stars - StatsigOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex read and change your Statsig feature gates, experiments and dynamic configs in plain language.
- TickTickOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini check, add and complete your TickTick tasks from the chat.
- TikTok for BusinessOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor run your TikTok ads: campaigns, budgets, reports, catalogs and audiences. For advertisers only; it does not post videos.
- TodoistOfficialHostedOAuth
Lets Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants read, add, update and complete your Todoist tasks and projects.
Comparison
Start with Context7 and one browser server (Chrome DevTools MCP or Playwright) if you write code. Add the server for the service you already pay for, and prefer the ones marked low risk or with a read-only mode.
| Server | Official | Runs | Sign-in | Tools | Popularity | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Context7This page | Official | HostedLocal | Optional key | 2 | 556K/wk | Low |
| Chrome DevTools MCP | Official | Local | No sign-in | 60 | 2.8M/wk | Medium |
| Exa | Official | HostedLocal | No sign-in | 4 | 34K/wk | Low |
| Firecrawl | Official | HostedLocal | Account or key | 28 | 191K/wk | Medium |
| Playwright MCP | Official | Local | No sign-in | 72 | 38.9K | High |
| Sentry | Official | HostedLocal | Account or token | 14 | 198K/wk | Medium |
| GitHub | Official | HostedLocal | Account or token | 96 | 34.1K | High |
| Supabase | Official | HostedLocal | Account | 36 | 153K/wk | High |
| Grafana | Official | HostedLocal | Account or token | 122 | 3.6K | Medium |
| Perplexity | Official | HostedLocal | Account | 4 | 2.6K | Low |
| Shopify Dev MCP | Official | Local | No sign-in | 5 | 81K/wk | Low |
| Azure DevOps | Official | Local | Account | 44 | 2.1K | Medium |
| Harness | Official | HostedLocal | API key or account | 11 | 8K/wk | High |
| Stripe | Official | Hosted | Account or API key | 15 | 22K/wk | High |
| Figma | Official | HostedLocal | Account | 41 | 2.1K | Medium |
Our pick
Context7 is the first server to add: it is official, has the most users on this list, and only reads docs. Add GitHub, Playwright or Sentry next, and turn on read-only modes where a server can change your data.
Our pick: Context7
Every pick here has a reviewed PlugWiki page with install steps for your app.
Best for
- Coding: Context7, Chrome DevTools MCP, Playwright, GitHub
- Web research: Exa, Firecrawl, Perplexity
- Production debugging: Sentry, Grafana
- Building on Shopify, Stripe or Supabase
- Work apps: Notion, Linear, Asana (official hosted list)
Skip it if
- You cannot review what a high-risk server is allowed to change
How we ranked these
Score = official (+2) + log10(max(stars, weekly downloads)) + 0.25 per documented app + maintenance (+1) + risk (+0.5/0/-0.5) - unfixed advisories (0.5 each, max 1). Pool: approved PlugWiki server pages.
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The official hosted list is A to Z, not scored. Data as of 2026-11-01.
| Criterion | Weight | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|
| Official | +2 when the company behind the product builds and maintains the server (is_official on the server record). | |
| Adoption | log10 of GitHub stars or weekly package downloads, whichever is larger. Stars are ignored when the repo is the whole product repo, not the server. | |
| Documented setup | +0.25 per app (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT and others) whose setup is documented on the server page compatibility list. | |
| Maintenance | +1 when the repo had a commit in the 90 days before 2026-11-01, or the vendor hosts the server. | |
| Security | +0.5 low risk, -0.5 high risk (from the permissions review), -0.5 per security advisory with no fixed version (max -1). | |
| Pool | Only servers whose PlugWiki page has been reviewed and approved and returns 200; archived servers are left out. | |
| Official hosted list | Second list: official servers the vendor hosts, with an approved PlugWiki page, that publish no stars or downloads and are not in the ranked list. Listed A to Z; the 23 with documented setup in at least five apps are shown. |
Data as of 2026-11-01
Questions
What is the best MCP server?
Context7, if you write code. It has about 556,000 weekly downloads and 64,000 GitHub stars, it is official, and it only reads documentation. For web research, Exa and Firecrawl rank highest.
What are the best MCP servers for developers?
Context7 for current library docs, Chrome DevTools MCP or Playwright for the browser, GitHub for repos and Sentry for errors. All five are official and updated in the last month.
What is the best MCP server for Claude?
The same top picks work in Claude. In Claude Desktop and claude.ai, hosted servers you sign in to are the easiest: Sentry, GitHub, Supabase, Stripe, Figma and Perplexity all have one. For Claude Code, see the Claude Code list.
Are MCP servers safe to use?
It depends on what they can change. Context7, Exa, Perplexity and Shopify Dev MCP only read and are low risk. GitHub, Supabase, Stripe, Playwright and Harness can change data, so use their read-only mode or a read-only key.
Are these MCP servers free?
The servers are free to install. Several need an account or key for the service behind them, such as Firecrawl, Perplexity, Stripe or Sentry, and that service has its own plans.
Where are Notion, Linear and Slack?
Notion and Linear are in the official hosted list below the ranking. Their vendors run the servers and publish no star or download counts, so that list is A to Z, not ranked. Slack has documented setup in four apps, under that list's cut of five, so see its own page.
What does "official" mean here?
The company behind the product builds and maintains the server. Every server on this page is official.
How do I install one of these servers?
Open the server page from the list. Its install box has the exact steps for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT and other apps.
Sources
Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.
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- Context7 on npm · npmjs.com
- Chrome DevTools MCP on npm · npmjs.com
- Firecrawl on npm · npmjs.com
- Playwright MCP repository · github.com
- Sentry on npm · npmjs.com
- GitHub repository · github.com
- Supabase on npm · npmjs.com
- Grafana repository · github.com
- Perplexity repository · github.com
- Shopify Dev MCP on npm · npmjs.com
- Azure DevOps repository · github.com
- Harness on npm · npmjs.com
- Stripe on npm · npmjs.com
- Figma repository · github.com
- Exa MCP server repository · github.com
- exa-mcp-server on npm · npmjs.com