Best MCP Servers for Claude Code: Complete List (2026)

Best MCP Servers for Claude Code

MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers extend Claude Code with external capabilities. Here are the best ones.

Official MCP Servers

Database Servers

PostgreSQL

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://localhost/mydb"]
    }
  }
}

Query databases, inspect schemas, analyze data.

SQLite

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sqlite": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sqlite", "./data/app.db"]
    }
  }
}

Web & API

Fetch (Web Access)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch"]
    }
  }
}

Fetch web pages, API docs, and HTTP resources.

Version Control

GitHub

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_..." }
    }
  }
}

Manage issues, PRs, repos, and code search.

GitLab

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gitlab"],
      "env": { "GITLAB_TOKEN": "glpat-..." }
    }
  }
}

Filesystem

Filesystem Access

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/dir"]
    }
  }
}

Community MCP Servers

Server	Description	Use Case
Sentry	Error tracking	Debug production errors
Linear	Project management	Manage tasks and issues
Notion	Documentation	Read/write Notion pages
Slack	Messaging	Send/read messages
Figma	Design	Extract design tokens
Browserbase	Browser automation	Web scraping, testing
Stripe	Payments	Manage subscriptions

Setup Instructions

1. Create .mcp.json in your project root
2. Add server configurations
3. Restart Claude Code
4. The servers are automatically connected

Security Best Practices

• Use read-only database connections
• Store tokens in environment variables
• Add .mcp.json to .gitignore if it has secrets
• Only install trusted MCP servers
• Limit filesystem access to specific directories

Build Your Own

See our MCP guide for building custom MCP servers.

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