Best MCP Servers for Claude Desktop
Top 20 of 675 MCP servers that work with Claude Desktop, ranked by security score — every entry below is human-reviewed, not just scraped. Every row has a one-click config for Claude Desktop — no need to open each page.
Claude Desktop was one of the first MCP clients — Anthropic built the protocol and shipped support for it in Claude Desktop from the start. Every server runs locally over stdio, launched by Claude Desktop itself from the command in your config file; there's no separate process to manage.
Configuration lives in a single JSON file — claude_desktop_config.json — with one mcpServers entry per server. Claude Desktop only reads this file on launch, so a new or edited entry needs a full app restart (not just a reload) before it shows up.
Recommended for Claude Desktop
Picked for the kind of work Claude Desktop is actually used for, not just the highest score overall.
| # | Server | Security score | Stars | Language | Config |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time MCP ServerOfficial Current time retrieval and timezone conversion for AI models. | 76 | 89,054 | TypeScript | |
| 2 | Notion MCP ServerOfficial Notion databases and pages integration for AI models using TypeScript-based MCP tools. | 73 | 4,557 | TypeScript | |
| 3 | Slack workspace interactions via Stdio, SSE, and HTTP for message history and search. | 80 | 1,752 | Go | |
| 4 | Execute message searches and chat history analysis directly within your chat sessions. | 65 | 1,353 | Python | |
| 5 | Hosted MCP ServerOfficial Enables Claude to execute tasks directly within your Salesforce org. | 61 | 129 | — |
Full ranking
| # | Server | Security score | Stars | Language | Config |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supabase MCP ServerOfficial Supabase project database management through AI assistants. | 100 | 2,833 | TypeScript | |
| 2 | ClickHouse MCP ServerOfficial ClickHouse database queries and chDB engine operations via MCP. | 93 | 832 | Python | |
| 3 | Context Forge MCP ServerOfficial Registry and proxy that federates MCP, A2A, and API services for AI observability. | 86 | 4,143 | Python | |
| 4 | Atlassian MCP ServerOfficial Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Compass data access via Atlassian Cloud for AI assistants. | 86 | 919 | JavaScript | |
| 5 | Sentry MCP ServerOfficial Sentry error, issue, and performance data for AI coding assistants. | 81 | 792 | TypeScript | |
| 6 | Slack workspace interactions via Stdio, SSE, and HTTP for message history and search. | 80 | 1,752 | Go | |
| 7 | Miro AI MCP ServerOfficial Miro board data management including diagramming and task tracking for AI assistants. | 78 | 142 | TypeScript | |
| 8 | Webflow MCP ServerOfficial Webflow site data and content management via the Model Context Protocol for AI assistants. | 78 | 135 | TypeScript | |
| 9 | Time MCP ServerOfficial Current time retrieval and timezone conversion for AI models. | 76 | 89,054 | TypeScript | |
| 10 | Fetch MCP ServerOfficial Retrieve and convert web page content into markdown for AI model processing. | 76 | 89,054 | TypeScript | |
| 11 | Sequential Thinking MCP ServerOfficial Dynamic and reflective problem-solving through a structured step-by-step thinking process. | 76 | 88,988 | TypeScript | |
| 12 | Git MCP ServerOfficial Git repositories accessed and manipulated through AI-driven automation workflows. | 76 | 88,911 | TypeScript | |
| 13 | AWS Labs MCP ServerOfficial AWS infrastructure and service management for your local AI model context protocol. | 76 | 9,504 | Python | |
| 14 | Xcodebuild MCP ServerOfficial Perform iOS and macOS project builds via AI-driven command execution. | 76 | 6,171 | TypeScript | |
| 15 | Exa MCP ServerOfficial Web, code, and company search capabilities for AI assistants. | 76 | 4,801 | TypeScript | |
| 16 | Csharp SDK MCP ServerOfficial Build .NET-based MCP clients and servers with modular library components. | 76 | 4,414 | C# | |
| 17 | Brightdata MCP ServerOfficial Real-time web data and AI search insights for LLMs without blocking. | 76 | 2,536 | JavaScript | |
| 18 | Mcpc MCP ServerOfficial Streamline complex tasks by piping shell-based MCP commands directly into your AI workflows. | 76 | 747 | TypeScript | |
| 19 | Scrape and search live web data for AI agents with structured output formats. | 73 | 7,046 | JavaScript | |
| 20 | Notion MCP ServerOfficial Notion databases and pages integration for AI models using TypeScript-based MCP tools. | 73 | 4,557 | TypeScript |
MCP + Claude Desktop: frequently asked questions
›How do I add an MCP server to Claude Desktop?
Open claude_desktop_config.json, add an entry under "mcpServers" with the command to run the server, save the file, and fully restart Claude Desktop.
›Where is the Claude Desktop config file?
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows.
›Do I need to restart Claude Desktop after editing the config?
Yes — Claude Desktop only reads mcpServers on launch. A reload isn't enough; quit and reopen the app.
›Can I run more than one MCP server at once in Claude Desktop?
Yes — add as many entries as you want under the same "mcpServers" object, each with its own key.