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MCP Server Selection Guide

Distribution, quality metrics, and functional domains across 63 indexed MCP tools — data-driven selection

All data below comes from the 63 published MCP Servers in the agentk.it directory.

Star Distribution

  • 50K+ : 10 tools (16%)
  • 10K-50K : 10 tools (16%)
  • 5K-10K : 4 tools (6%)
  • 1K-5K : 30 tools (48%)
  • 0-1K : 9 tools (14%)

Top 10 Functional Domains

  • Docs (13): Context7, MCP Toolbox, Apple Docs MCP
  • Search (12): DuckDuckGo MCP, Exa MCP, Open WebSearch
  • Data (11): PostgreSQL MCP, MongoDB MCP, MySQL MCP
  • DevOps (9): Kubernetes MCP, Docker MCP, Terraform MCP
  • Browser (6): Chrome DevTools MCP, Playwright MCP
  • Code Review (6): CodeGraph, Refact, CodeGraphContext
  • Automation (6): Hexstrike AI, Apify MCP, n8n
  • Communication (6): Slack MCP, Telegram MCP, Google Workspace
  • Media (3): Excalidraw MCP, macOS Automator
  • Security (2): MCP Scanner, Burp AI Agent

Top 5 MCP Tools (by Stars)

  1. Everything Claude Code — 180K★ — MIT — Code Review / Browser
  2. Gemini CLI — 104K★ — Apache-2.0 — CLI
  3. Servers (official MCP) — 85K★ — Browser / Docs
  4. Context7 — 55K★ — MIT — Docs / Search
  5. Ruflo — 53K★ — MIT — Agent App

License Distribution

Apache-2.0 and MIT are the most common licenses, accounting for over 70% of all tools. Always check the specific repository’s LICENSE file before use.

Selection Advice

  • Need document lookup: Start with Context7 (55K★) or MCP Toolbox
  • Need database access: PostgreSQL MCP Server, MongoDB MCP Server are verified and available
  • Need DevOps integration: Kubernetes MCP Server, Docker MCP Server, Terraform MCP Server
  • Need browser automation: Chrome DevTools MCP (40K★) or Playwright MCP

All tools can be viewed with full details and compatible agents on the type/mcp page.

Data Sources

Tool data from published entries in src/content/tools where type=mcp. Last updated: 2026-05-18. Refreshed daily at 08:00 via cron.