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State of MCP Servers

A data-driven snapshot of the Model Context Protocol ecosystem, computed from the 520 servers tracked in this directory. Updated October 31, 2026.

520
Servers tracked
29%
Official / vendor
24%
Verified config
11%
Remote-capable
47%
No auth needed
1322k
Combined stars

Transport

Local (stdio)46389%
Remote (SSE)102%
Remote (HTTP)479%

Most servers still run locally over stdio; remote servers (SSE/HTTP) are easier to share but need a hosted endpoint.

Authentication

No auth24547%
API key22243%
OAuth5310%

No-auth servers are the fastest to try — no key to provision first.

Tools per server

6,882 tools across 520 servers — median 10, average 13.2, and the busiest single server exposes 94. Most are thin CRUD wrappers — the six commonest verbs:

get110216%
list4867%
create3135%
search1963%
update1031%
delete1362%

Run five average servers and you're near Cursor's ~40-tool budget — check totals with the Config Doctor.

Top categories

Developer Tools11622%
AI, Data & Knowledge5110%
Databases499%
Design & Media469%
Productivity459%
DevOps & Cloud448%
Finance & Payments357%
Communication347%
Search & Web336%
Browser Automation296%

Implementation language

TypeScript21241%
Python19638%
Go387%
JavaScript316%
Rust92%
C#82%
Java71%
Hosted41%

Most-starred servers

  1. 1MarkItDown MCPFiles & Storage★ 162,161
  2. 2Fetch (Reference)Search & Web★ 87,182
  3. 3Filesystem (Reference)Files & Storage★ 74,000
  4. 4Memory (Knowledge Graph)AI, Data & Knowledge★ 74,000
  5. 5Git (Reference)Files & Storage★ 74,000
  6. 6Sequential ThinkingAI, Data & Knowledge★ 62,000
  7. 7OpenMemory MCPAI, Data & Knowledge★ 59,874
  8. 8Chrome DevTools MCPBrowser Automation★ 44,881
  9. 9GitHub MCP ServerDevOps & Cloud★ 30,600
  10. 10Graphiti MCPAI, Data & Knowledge★ 28,240
  11. 11Context7 MCP ServerDeveloper Tools★ 28,000
  12. 12Task Master AIProductivity★ 27,705

Citable MCP research

Use the focused benchmark pages when you need a transparent statistic with its own methodology and source rows.

MCP Authentication Statistics 2026: API Keys Still Outnumber OAuth 4 to 1245 listings use no server-specific credential, 222 use an API key, and only 53 use OAuth.MCP Transport Statistics 2026: 89% of Servers Still Run on stdio463 of 520 directory listings use stdio, versus 47 on HTTP and 10 on legacy SSE.MCP Server Language Statistics 2026: TypeScript and Python Build 79% of the EcosystemTypeScript and Python account for 408 of 520 server listings, or 78.5% of the directory snapshot.MCP Tool Count Benchmark 2026: The Median Server Exposes 10 ToolsThe median server exposes 10 tools, the average is 13.2, and the 90th percentile is 26.MCP Server Category Statistics 2026: Developer Tools Lead, but the Market Is Fragmented116 of 520 listings are developer tools, while the other 404 span 11 distinct categories.MCP GitHub Stars Benchmark 2026: The Median Listed Server Has 250 StarsThe median listing has 250 GitHub stars, while the 90th percentile has 3,335.MCP Maintenance Activity Statistics 2026: 59% Had a Commit Within 180 Days305 of 516 listings with a known commit date had activity within 180 days of September 23, 2026.MCP Server License Statistics 2026: MIT and Apache Cover 85% of ListingsMIT and Apache-2.0 together cover 442 of 520 listings, or 85.0% of the snapshot.MCP Installation Method Statistics 2026: npx Leads 40% of Listings209 listings use npx, 99 use uvx, and 56 use a direct remote URL as their normalized primary method.MCP Official and Verified Statistics 2026: Only 16% Carry Both Signals85 of 520 listings are both official and verified, while 331 carry neither signal.

Download the dataset

Every figure here is computed live from the 520 servers in this directory. Grab the raw data as CSV — one row per server, with transport, auth, official/verified flags, GitHub stars and tool count.

mcptrove-mcp-servers.csv

Method & citation

Data is crawled from each server's GitHub repository and refreshed regularly. Official means the repository belongs to the vendor whose product the server wraps — a strict first-party bar, not just a name match. Verified means the docs carry a runnable config and example. Tool counts are the real tools each server exposes.

Citations welcome. Cite as: “State of MCP Servers, mcptrove.com/report (updated October 31, 2026).” Or browse all servers and build a config.