50+ MCP Servers for Claude Code

Looking for the right tools to plug into Claude Code? This page collects the servers, editor integrations, and starter kits worth knowing about in 2026. Database connectors, browser drivers, multi-agent orchestrators, all grouped by what they actually do.

New: Claude Code now ships MCP Tool Search. Servers lazy-load on demand, which cuts context usage by up to 95%. You can wire in every server on this page and stay well inside the window.

Awesome Lists and Collections

Start here when you're hunting for something specific. These indexes stay more current than any single blog post:

• awesome-claude-code - The main curated list of Claude Code commands, files, and workflows
• awesome-mcp-servers - Comprehensive curated collection of Model Context Protocol servers
• MCP Servers Directory (Glama) - Web-based MCP server directory with search and filtering
• awesome-dxt-mcp - Desktop Extensions (DXT) and MCP servers for Claude Desktop
• awesome-claude-code-agents - Specialized Claude Code sub-agents
• MCP Clients Directory (Glama) - Curated directory of MCP client implementations
• awesome-claude-dxt - Claude Desktop Extensions collection

IDE Integrations and Editors

Claude Code meets your editor:

• Claude Code Chat (VS Code) - Elegant Claude Code chat interface for VS Code with inline suggestions
• claude-code-ide.el - Emacs integration showing ediff-based code suggestions and buffer context tracking
• claude-code.el - Emacs interface for Claude Code CLI with full feature support
• claude-code.nvim - Smooth Neovim integration for Claude Code AI assistant
• Cursor - AI-first VS Code fork with native MCP support for enhanced AI capabilities
• Cline - Uses MCP to create tools and extend AI coding capabilities

Usage Monitors and Dashboards

Watching cost and token burn in real time:

• CC Usage - CLI tool for analyzing Claude Code logs with cost and token consumption dashboard
• ccflare - Comprehensive Claude Code usage dashboard with beautiful web UI
• Claude Code Usage Monitor - Real-time terminal-based monitoring for token usage

Orchestrators and Multi-Agent Systems

For running more than one Claude at once:

• Claude Flow - Autonomous code writing, editing, testing, and optimization orchestration layer
• Claude Squad - Terminal app managing multiple Claude Code agents in separate workspaces
• Swarm SDK - Launch Claude Code sessions connected to swarms of specialized agents

MCP Servers - Core Development

The everyday servers. Most projects end up with three or four of these wired in:

• GitHub MCP Server - Official GitHub integration for repos, PRs, issues, and CI/CD workflows
• PostgreSQL MCP - Natural language database queries and operations
• File System MCP - Advanced file operations for local development
• SQLite MCP - SQLite database management and queries
• Git MCP - Git operations beyond basic commands
• Fetch MCP - Web content fetching and conversion for LLM usage

MCP Servers - Integrations

Bridges to the outside services your team already uses:

• Slack MCP - Team communication, channel management, and messaging
• Sentry MCP - Error tracking and issue analysis from Sentry.io
• Google Drive MCP - File access and search for Google Drive
• Google Maps MCP - Location services, directions, and place details
• Brave Search MCP - Web and local search using Brave's Search API
• GitLab MCP - GitLab API for project management

MCP Servers - Web and Automation

Driving a browser from Claude:

• Puppeteer MCP - Browser automation and web scraping with Puppeteer
• Browserbase MCP - Cloud browser automation (community)

Slash Command Collections

Pre-built commands you can drop into any project:

• Claude Command Suite - 119+ professional slash commands for code review, features, security, and architecture
• Claude Sessions - Session tracking and documentation commands

Special Purpose MCP Servers

The ones that don't fit any neat category:

• Claude Context MCP - Semantic code search across millions of lines
• Claude Code MCP - Claude Code as one-shot MCP server for nested agents
• Memory MCP - Knowledge graph-based persistent memory
• Everything MCP - Reference server with prompts, resources, and tools

Browser Extensions

• Claude MCP Browser Extension - Enable MCP in claude.ai web interface

Starter Kits and Project Foundations

Claude Code produces better work when it's building on top of a real project instead of an empty folder. A solid starter saves days of scaffolding.

• TurboStarter - Recommended: Professional Next.js starter kit with authentication, payments, and AI integrations built-in. Perfect foundation for Claude Code projects

Development Tools and Utilities

• Claude Code Cookbook - Collection of settings and configurations to make Claude Code more useful
• Claude Code Cookbook (Chinese) - Chinese language version with similar functionality

Learning Resources and Documentation

• Official Claude Code Docs - Anthropic's official documentation
• MCP Protocol Specification - Model Context Protocol documentation
• MCP Servers Repository - Official MCP server implementations
• Builder.io Claude Code Guide - How to use Claude Code effectively

More Resources

Once you've picked a handful of servers, the rest of the work is permissions, hooks, and agent config. The plumbing that keeps them all in line.

Other useful pages:

• MCP Tool Search - MCP lazy loading
• MCP server basics
• Custom integrations guide
• Browser automation
• Configuration guide
• Agent fundamentals
• Claude Code changelog. Track new MCP features and server compatibility updates across releases
• Installation guide. Get Claude Code running on macOS, Windows, or Linux before setting up MCP servers

Based on: awesome-claude-code community collection Last Updated: January 2026