The 15 Best MCP Servers

Ranked by quality, maintenance and a safety scan of every file · Updated September 2026

Model Context Protocol servers that connect Claude, Cursor and other agents to tools, data and APIs. We compared 303 MCP Servers that pass our quality bar, 98% of which came up clean on our safety scan; these are the top 15, no more than three from any one repository.

1
context7
by upstash
Context7 Platform -- Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors
Quality 96/100Safety scan clean★ 62,371Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 62,371 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add upstash -- npx -y github:upstash/context7
```
2
chrome-devtools-mcp
by ChromeDevTools
Chrome DevTools for coding agents
Quality 92/100Safety scan clean★ 52,530Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 52,530 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add ChromeDevTools -- npx -y github:ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
```
3
mcp-for-blender
by ahujasid
Community plugin to control Blender 3D with any LLM of your choice
Quality 96/100Safety scan clean★ 29,273Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 29,273 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add ahujasid -- npx -y github:ahujasid/mcp-for-blender
```
4
n8n-mcp
by czlonkowski
A MCP for Claude Desktop / Claude Code / Windsurf / Cursor to build n8n workflows for you
Quality 96/100Safety scan clean★ 22,982Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 22,982 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add czlonkowski -- npx -y github:czlonkowski/n8n-mcp
```
5
mcp-toolbox
by googleapis
MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.
Quality 95/100Safety scan clean★ 16,484Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 16,484 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add googleapis -- npx -y github:googleapis/mcp-toolbox
```
6
fastmcp
by PrefectHQ
🚀 The fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clients.
Quality 87/100Safety scan clean★ 27,887Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 27,887 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add PrefectHQ -- npx -y github:PrefectHQ/fastmcp
```
7
playwright-mcp
by microsoft
Playwright MCP server
Quality 79/100Safety scan clean★ 37,521Updated 5 days ago
Why it is here: updated 5 days ago; clean safety scan; 37,521 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add microsoft -- npx -y github:microsoft/playwright-mcp
```
8
ida-pro-mcp
by mrexodia
AI-powered reverse engineering assistant that bridges IDA Pro with language models through MCP.
Quality 94/100Safety scan clean★ 12,286Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 12,286 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add mrexodia -- npx -y github:mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp
```
9
github-mcp-server
by github
GitHub's official MCP Server
Quality 79/100Safety scan clean★ 33,156Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 33,156 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add github -- npx -y github:github/github-mcp-server
```
10
unity-mcp
by CoplayDev
Unity MCP acts as a bridge between AI assistants and your Unity Editor. Give your LLM tools to manage assets, control scenes, edit scripts, and automate tasks within Unity.
Quality 90/100Safety scan clean★ 14,447Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 14,447 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add CoplayDev -- npx -y github:CoplayDev/unity-mcp
```
11
apify-mcp-server
by apify
The Apify MCP server enables your AI agents to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, or any other website using thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools available on the Apify Store.
Quality 97/100Safety scan clean★ 8,227Updated today
Why it is here: highest quality score in this list; updated in the last day; clean safety scan.
```
claude mcp add apify -- npx -y github:apify/apify-mcp-server
```
12
xiaohongshu-mcp
by xpzouying
MCP for xiaohongshu.com
Quality 87/100Safety scan clean★ 15,958Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 15,958 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add xpzouying -- npx -y github:xpzouying/xiaohongshu-mcp
```
13
Figma-Context-MCP
by GLips
MCP server to provide Figma layout information to AI coding agents like Cursor
Quality 87/100Safety scan clean★ 15,900Updated 6 days ago
Why it is here: updated 6 days ago; clean safety scan; 15,900 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add GLips -- npx -y github:GLips/Figma-Context-MCP
```
14
firecrawl-mcp-server
by firecrawl
🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients.
Quality 93/100Safety scan clean★ 7,509Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 7,509 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add firecrawl -- npx -y github:firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server
```
15
browser-tools-mcp
by AgentDeskAI
Monitor browser logs directly from Cursor and other MCP compatible IDEs.
Quality 92/100Safety scan clean★ 7,326Updated 42 days ago
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 7,326 GitHub stars.
```
claude mcp add AgentDeskAI -- npx -y github:AgentDeskAI/browser-tools-mcp
```

Side by side

#	Name	Quality	Safety	Stars	Updated
1	context7	96	Clean	62,371	today
2	chrome-devtools-mcp	92	Clean	52,530	today
3	mcp-for-blender	96	Clean	29,273	today
4	n8n-mcp	96	Clean	22,982	today
5	mcp-toolbox	95	Clean	16,484	today
6	fastmcp	87	Clean	27,887	today
7	playwright-mcp	79	Clean	37,521	5 days ago
8	ida-pro-mcp	94	Clean	12,286	today
9	github-mcp-server	79	Clean	33,156	today
10	unity-mcp	90	Clean	14,447	today
11	apify-mcp-server	97	Clean	8,227	today
12	xiaohongshu-mcp	87	Clean	15,958	today
13	Figma-Context-MCP	87	Clean	15,900	6 days ago
14	firecrawl-mcp-server	93	Clean	7,509	today
15	browser-tools-mcp	92	Clean	7,326	42 days ago

How we rank

Only skills we have read make the list: the file itself was fetched, it has a real description, it scores at least 55 of 100 on quality, its source still exists, its repository has at least 20 GitHub stars, and our safety scan found nothing high-risk. The order then follows adoption (GitHub stars, on a log scale), how squarely it fits this topic, and its quality score (how substantial and well structured the file is and how recently it changed), moved up for a clean safety scan and for real installs through the SkillAgent MCP server, and down for safety notes. At most three come from any one repository, and tools sold on evading bot detection are never listed. We do not rank by install counts reported by a command-line tool: they are easy to inflate, and our research found repositories with no stars claiming hundreds of thousands of installs. The list is recomputed on every visit.

Questions

What is the best MCP Server?

context7 by upstash ranks first: updated in the last day, clean safety scan, 62,371 GitHub stars. The full ranking above lists 15 alternatives with their trade-offs.

How do I install one?

Each entry shows a one-line command. For Claude Code that is `claude mcp add`; Cursor, Claude Desktop and other clients take the same server in their MCP settings.

Are these safe to install?

Every file is scanned for instructions that work against you: hidden text, data sent to outside servers, disabled approval prompts, leaked keys. Skills with a warning are never listed here, and 98% of the 303 we compared for this guide came up clean. Read a skill before installing it all the same: it runs with your permissions.