Open-Source MCP Servers
The top open-source MCP servers are Filesystem MCP, Google Drive MCP, and Context7, each distributed under a recognized open-source license such as MIT or Apache-2.0.
MCP servers distributed under an open-source license (MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, and similar), ranked by popularity.
| # | Server | License | Stars | Forks | Last commit | License | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filesystem MCP Files & Storage | MIT | 91.1K | 11.8K | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | Read and write local files |
| 2 | Google Drive MCP Files & Storage | MIT | 91.1K | 11.8K | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | Search Google Drive |
| 3 | Context7 Developer Tools | MIT | 62.8K | 3.1K | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | Fetch current library documentation |
| 4 | GitHub MCP Server Developer Tools | MIT | 33.5K | 5.1K | Oct 8, 2026 | MIT | Search and read repository code |
| 5 | Playwright MCP Browser Automation | Apache-2.0 | 38K | 3.2K | Oct 8, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | Automate browser navigation |
| 6 | Agent Skills Search Server Search & Retrieval | Apache-2.0 | 26K | 2K | Aug 9, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 7 | AWS MCP Servers Cloud & Infrastructure | Apache-2.0 | 9.8K | 1.8K | Oct 9, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | Query AWS documentation |
| 8 | Apify Actors MCP Web Scraping & Crawling | MIT | 10.3K | 306 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | Run prebuilt web scrapers |
| 9 | apify-mcp-server Web Scraping & Crawling | MIT | 10.3K | 306 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 10 | Firecrawl MCP Web Scraping & Crawling | MIT | 7.6K | 903 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | Crawl and scrape websites |
| 11 | Atlassian MCP Productivity & Docs | MIT | 6K | 1.4K | Sep 19, 2026 | MIT | Search and update Jira issues |
| 12 | strata Developer Tools | Apache-2.0 | 5.8K | 564 | Jun 1, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 13 | Exa MCP Search & Retrieval | MIT | 5.1K | 402 | Oct 7, 2026 | MIT | Run real-time web search |
| 14 | Notion MCP Productivity & Docs | MIT | 4.7K | 633 | Sep 20, 2026 | MIT | Search Notion workspaces |
| 15 | Cloudflare MCP Cloud & Infrastructure | Apache-2.0 | 4.4K | 550 | Oct 9, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | Manage Workers and deployments |
| 16 | Grafana MCP Monitoring & Observability | Apache-2.0 | 3.5K | 461 | Oct 9, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | Query dashboards and panels |
| 17 | Browserbase MCP Browser Automation | Apache-2.0 | 3.4K | 373 | Jul 20, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | Run headless cloud browsers |
| 18 | Supabase MCP Databases | Apache-2.0 | 2.9K | 416 | Oct 9, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | Run SQL queries safely |
| 19 | Stripe Agent Toolkit Payments | MIT | 1.9K | 353 | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | Create payment links |
| 20 | brave Search & Retrieval | MIT | 1.5K | 208 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 21 | ArcadeDB MCP Server Databases | Apache-2.0 | 1.2K | 151 | Oct 10, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 22 | Sentry MCP Monitoring & Observability | MIT | 919 | 161 | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | Investigate production errors |
| 23 | atlassian-mcp-server Developer Tools | Apache-2.0 | 1.1K | 140 | Oct 7, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 24 | ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp Developer Tools | MIT | 1.2K | 71 | Oct 1, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 25 | QueryWeaver Databases | AGPL-3.0 | 1.1K | 136 | Oct 7, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 26 | ChiR24-unreal_mcp Developer Tools | MIT | 911 | 175 | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 27 | Redis MCP Databases | MIT | 633 | 120 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | Read and write Redis keys |
| 28 | hustcc-mcp-mermaid Developer Tools | MIT | 642 | 60 | May 15, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 29 | Anki MCP Server Productivity & Docs | MIT | 511 | 38 | Oct 4, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 30 | docfork-mcp Developer Tools | MIT | 487 | 38 | Jun 13, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 31 | docfork-mcp Developer Tools | MIT | 487 | 38 | Jun 13, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 32 | packmind Developer Tools | Apache-2.0 | 318 | 21 | Oct 9, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 33 | zwldarren-akshare-one-mcp Developer Tools | MIT | 233 | 52 | Oct 8, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 34 | Auth0 MCP Server Monitoring & Observability | MIT | 122 | 49 | Oct 6, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 35 | jjlabsio-korea-stock-mcp Search & Retrieval | ISC | 177 | 39 | Oct 8, 2026 | ISC | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 36 | adeu Developer Tools | MIT | 167 | 25 | Oct 5, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 37 | pinkpixel-dev-web-scout-mcp Web Scraping & Crawling | Apache-2.0 | 136 | 16 | Sep 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 38 | ScrapeGraphAI-scrapegraph-mcp Web Scraping & Crawling | MIT | 115 | 38 | Jul 17, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 39 | oxylabs-oxylabs-mcp Web Scraping & Crawling | MIT | 104 | 26 | Sep 7, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 40 | infranodus-mcp-server-infranodus Developer Tools | MIT | 102 | 27 | Sep 20, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 41 | Glean Remote MCP Server Developer Tools | MIT | 165 | 3 | Apr 17, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 42 | apple-rag-mcp Search & Retrieval | MIT | 120 | 8 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 43 | ads Developer Tools | MIT | 98 | 21 | Oct 8, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 44 | IlyaGusev-academia_mcp Search & Retrieval | Apache-2.0 | 93 | 7 | Jan 25, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 45 | yuna0x0-anilist-mcp Search & Retrieval | MIT | 90 | 19 | Jul 13, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 46 | Swiss Case Law Search & Retrieval | MIT | 72 | 17 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 47 | yuna0x0-hackmd-mcp Productivity & Docs | MIT | 68 | 17 | Jul 13, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 48 | Trade It Developer Tools | CC0-1.0 | 60 | 15 | Mar 26, 2026 | CC0-1.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 49 | servicegraph Developer Tools | MIT | 61 | 7 | Jun 2, 2026 | MIT | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
| 50 | dbtrail Databases | Apache-2.0 | 60 | 7 | Oct 10, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | connecting AI assistants to external tools |
Frequently asked questions
What are the open-source mcp servers?
MCP servers distributed under an open-source license (MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, and similar), ranked by popularity. The top open-source MCP servers are Filesystem MCP, Google Drive MCP, and Context7, each distributed under a recognized open-source license such as MIT or Apache-2.0.
How is the "Open-Source MCP Servers" ranking calculated?
Only servers under a recognized open-source license (such as MIT, Apache-2.0, or BSD) are included, ranked by overall GitHub popularity.
How often is this ranking updated?
GitHub metrics are refreshed from the public GitHub API and scores are recalculated on each data run; every page shows its last updated date.
Which MCP server is #1 in the open-source mcp servers?
Filesystem MCP currently ranks first. Filesystem MCP is an MCP server that helps AI assistants read, write, and search files in allowed local directories.
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