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by Model Context Protocol

The community-driven registry service for MCP servers, maintained by the Model Context Protocol project. Discover, list, and validate MCP servers from inside agents. 6,781 GitHub stars and 65 commits on main in the last 30 days.

6,781·5 tools·Released SEP 2025·NOASSERTION
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The community-driven registry service for MCP servers, maintained by the official Model Context Protocol project. Discover, list, and validate MCP servers from inside agents. 6,781 stars and 65 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-registry": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/registry" ] } } }
PrereqNPM: `@modelcontextprotocol/registry`. No authentication required. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-registry": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/registry" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-registry": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/registry" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-registry": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/registry" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-registry": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/registry" ] } } }

5 TOOLS AVAILABLE

list_servers
List all MCP servers registered with the community registry
Read
search_servers
Search MCP servers by name, tag, or capability
Read
get_server
Retrieve a server entry with manifest, capabilities, and config
Read

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • 6,781 GitHub stars.
  • 65 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • Official Model Context Protocol project maintenance.
  • Validates server manifests against the registry schema.
  • Pairs with MCP Inspector for full debug + discovery loop.
Weaknesses
  • License is NOASSERTION at inspection (typical for early Model Context Protocol projects); track for license clarification.
  • Registry coverage depends on community submission velocity.
  • Read-only useful surface; publish flow is on GitHub via PR.
Security Notes

No authentication required for read tools. Submitted server entries are reviewed via GitHub PR; trust the registry at the same level you trust GitHub-PR review for any community-curated source.

Best For

Operators who want to discover MCP servers programmatically; agent builders auditing the MCP ecosystem; teams maintaining their own MCP catalog and needing a reference baseline.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdiostreamable-http
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
NOASSERTION
npm
@modelcontextprotocol/registry
Last Release
@modelcontextprotocol/registry (npm latest)MAY 7, 2026
First Released
SEP 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
6,781

// Reading this6,781 stars on modelcontextprotocol/registry. 65 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#1
Globally · #1 in Dev Tools

// Reading thisPairs with MCP Inspector (modelcontextprotocol/inspector), Docker MCP Gateway, and the seven other official MCP infrastructure entries in dev-tools.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 7, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
5 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 7, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.7editorial6,781MAY 7, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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