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MCP Servers for Developers

Servers that let an assistant read, run and change real code: a terminal, a language-server view of your project, fresh library docs, your GitHub account and your build tools.

Desktop CommanderA terminal, file search and surgical file edits for your assistant.Started in our test★ 10.1KSerenaIDE-style "find symbol" and "edit symbol" for an agent, backed by language servers.Started in our test★ 30.7KContext7Pulls current, version-specific library docs into the conversation.Started in our test★ 63.7KGitHubGitHub's own server for repos, issues, pull requests and Actions.Needs your setup first★ 34KMCP InspectorThe official debugging UI for MCP servers. Not a server you add to a client.Not yet tested by us★ 11.2KXcodeBuildMCPBuild, run and test iOS and macOS apps, and drive simulators, from an agent.Started in our test★ 6.5KPeekabooScreenshots of any Mac app or screen, with optional questions about what is on it.Needs your setup first★ 5.4KKubernetes MCP ServerPods, logs, events and resources from your current kubeconfig context.Started in our test★ 2.2KIDA Pro MCPLets an assistant read and annotate the binary you have open in IDA Pro.Started in our test★ 13.2K

Quick comparison

ServerBest forYou need
Desktop CommanderUsing Claude Desktop as a coding agent without a separate IDENode.js 18 or newer
SerenaLarge codebases where reading whole files wastes contextuv (for uvx)
Context7Fast-moving frameworks (Next.js, Tailwind, the AI SDKs) where training data is staleNode.js 18 or newer for the local server
GitHubTriage: summarise new issues and failing runsA GitHub account
MCP InspectorChecking a server starts and lists the tools you expectNode.js 22 or newer
XcodeBuildMCPLetting Claude Code or Cursor fix its own build errorsA Mac with Xcode installed
PeekabooChecking UI changes an agent just mademacOS
Kubernetes MCP ServerAsking "why is this pod restarting?" and getting logs plus eventsA working kubeconfig
IDA Pro MCPFirst passes over large binaries: naming obvious functionsIDA Pro (not the free version) with IDAPython