Common MCP servers

💡 For the complete MCP server list, please refer to the appendix: MCP Server Directory

GitHub server

Function: Issues, PRs, repository management

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a token from: https://github.com/settings/tokens

SQLite server

Function: Query and manage SQLite databases

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

Filesystem server

Function: Access files inside a specified directory

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/Users/yourname/Documents"]
    }
  }
}

Puppeteer browser automation

Function: Browser control, screenshots, automated testing

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

Brave search server

Function: Web search

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your-brave-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reference resources

Official documentation

• Claude Code official documentation - MCP
• MCP official website
• MCP specification documentation
• MCP GitHub repository

Official servers

• @modelcontextprotocol/server-github - GitHub integration
• @modelcontextprotocol/server-sqlite - SQLite database
• @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres - PostgreSQL database
• @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem - Filesystem access
• @modelcontextprotocol/server-puppeteer - Browser automation
• @modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch - Web fetching
• @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search - Brave search
• @modelcontextprotocol/server-git - Git operations

Tutorial articles

• A thorough explanation of MCP principles and practice
• MCP (Model Context Protocol) architecture and how it works
• 2025 latest large-model tutorial: from getting started to mastering the MCP protocol
• Learn MCP from scratch (8) - build an MCP server

Configuration guides

• Claude Code best practices
• Claude Code complete configuration guide

Development tutorials

• Beginner-friendly MCP server practical guide in both TypeScript and Python
• Ultimate MCP server building guide: complete TypeScript and Python tutorials
• Build the simplest MCP server with TypeScript
• Generate a TypeScript MCP server using Azure container applications

MCP server resources

• Awesome MCP Servers - the most comprehensive MCP server list
• Official MCP Registry - Anthropic's official app store
• MCP.so - community MCP server center
• Glama.ai MCP - MCP directory with ratings and comments
• Smithery - MCP server marketplace
• MCPHub - clean interface directory
• LobeHub MCP - Chinese MCP directory

Map and weather services

• Amap MCP Server
• Tencent Location Service MCP documentation
• Caiyun Weather MCP Server
• OpenWeatherMap MCP Server

Community resources

• Everything Claude Code Config - production-grade Claude Code configuration collection
• AI Coding Guide - Chinese learning path for Claude Code

Real-world application cases

• BlenderMCP - AI-driven 3D modeling - 4,100+ ⭐
• 15 best practices for MCP in production