# MCP Reference Servers

> Reference Model Context Protocol servers

The official reference servers for MCP (filesystem, git, fetch, memory and more), maintained alongside the protocol. It's the best place to learn how MCP servers are built.

- Source: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
- Homepage: https://modelcontextprotocol.io
- License: NOASSERTION
- Language: TypeScript
- Stars: 90962
- Forks: 11749
- Contributors: 933
- Last commit: 2026-09-22
- Latest release: 2026.8.31 (2026-08-31)
- Purpose: MCP servers
- Runs on: Docker / self-host, CLI
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 81/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 25/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 15/15
- Readiness: 6/15

## Alternatives

- [GitHub MCP Server](https://diggithub.com/github/github-mcp-server.md): GitHub's official MCP server
- [Playwright MCP](https://diggithub.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp.md): Browser automation for agents through Playwright
- [gpt-researcher](https://diggithub.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher.md): Autonomous deep research agent for web and local documents
- [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://diggithub.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp.md): Chrome DevTools for coding agents
- [Context7](https://diggithub.com/upstash/context7.md): Up-to-date library docs for coding agents
- [Codebase Memory MCP](https://diggithub.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp.md): Code intelligence MCP server with a knowledge graph
- [Code Review Graph](https://diggithub.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.md): Local code graph for AI coding tools
- [Activepieces](https://diggithub.com/activepieces/activepieces.md): AI workflow automation with MCP

## In collections

- [MCP servers to start with](https://diggithub.com/collections/mcp-servers-to-start-with)

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
Updated: 2026-10-03