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awesome-mcp.tools MCP server

Search a big catalog of 2,000+ MCP servers right from your AI chat, no browser needed.

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This is a helper that lets your AI search a large online catalog of MCP servers, which are little add-ons that give your AI new skills. You can also install a small command line tool to search the same catalog from your terminal. It is handy if you keep hearing about MCP servers and want an easy way to find the right one.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to an app or service. This particular helper connects your AI to the awesome-mcp.tools catalog, a website that lists over 2,000 MCP servers. Once connected, your AI can look things up in that catalog for you when you ask.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like find me an MCP server for working with Postgres. Your AI sends that question to this helper. The helper talks to the awesome-mcp.tools website and searches its catalog. It sends back a list of matching servers with short details. You can then ask for more about any one of them, or compare two side by side.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Find me MCP servers for working with Postgres”, the awesome-mcp.tools MCP server connects it to awesome-mcp.tools, and you get back A list of matching helpers.

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What you can do with it

Search the catalog by keyword, category, language, tag, or license
Get full details and the README for one specific server
Compare two servers side by side
See all categories and how many servers are in each
See which programming languages the listed servers use
See which servers are trending based on recent star growth
See featured or hot servers picked by the site

Try asking your AI

“Find me MCP servers for working with Postgres databases”
“Show me the top Python MCP servers in the catalog”
“What are the trending MCP servers right now”
“Compare the markitdown server with the microsoft-playwright-mcp server”

What it gives back to you

You get back lists, short descriptions, and details in your chat. For a search, you see matching server names with a line or two about each. For one server, you get its full details and README. For a comparison, you get the two servers shown side by side.

Before you start

What you need

An AI app that supports MCP, like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Codex, or Windsurf
Node.js 18 or newer if you use the bridge option (the npx command handles the rest)

Good to know

This helper only reads the catalog, so it cannot change or delete anything, but the server details it shows come from other people's projects, so check them yourself before you install anything.

Install it with your AI

Add awesome-mcp.tools MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

Sign in to get the install prompt

Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check awesome-mcp.tools MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.