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// I want to solve · Developers

🔌 Connect tools to agents (MCP, CLI, auth)

Pick the smallest set of MCP servers and CLIs that does the job, set up authentication, and fix connection failures or tool lists that flood the context window.

4 steps3 alternatives4 stacks · 3 problemschecked 2026-10-22

How to do it

  1. 01List the tools the task truly needs; use the CLI instead of MCP where possible
  2. 02Prefer official MCP servers and enable them per project, not globally
  3. 03Debug failing servers alone with MCP Inspector
  4. 04Use OAuth for remote MCP with least-privilege tokens

What it costs

Free start

Official SDKs, Inspector and most MCP servers are free

Team / enterprise

Enterprise MCP gateways and registries are extra

Pay as you go

Tool definitions use context; more tools cost more tokens

Prices change; the vendor’s official page wins. Subscriptions compared · API prices

Alternatives: which to pick

OptionChoose it when
MCP InspectorDebugging
GitHub MCP ServerGitHub access
FastMCPWrite your own server

✓ Good fit

  • Agents must act on external systems

✗ Not a good fit

  • Built-in capabilities are enough

Ready-made stacks

All stacks
MCP server starter kitIntermediate Write your own MCP server with an SDK, debug it with the Inspector, and add the most-used official MCP servers. 5 tools Browser automation agentIntermediate Let agents use a real browser for logged-in tasks, scraping and forms. 4 tools Self-hosted personal agent Run a 24/7 personal assistant on your own machine with controlled permissions. 4 tools Deep research agentAdvanced Build your own web research assistant: self-hosted search, page fetching, Markdown conversion, and an agent framework that writes the report. 5 tools

Software that helps

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🔌 MCP servers & SDKs⌨️ CLIs & execution basics🖱️ Browser & computer use🧬 Code intelligence📜 Protocols, specs & agent payments

modelcontextprotocol/servers MCP servers & SDKs2026.8.31 ★ 91k Model Context Protocol Servers Open source MCP context7 MCP servers & SDKsmcpb-v4.3.0 ★ 63k Context7 Platform -- Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors Open source MCP github-mcp-server MCP servers & SDKsv2.0.3 ★ 34k GitHub's official MCP Server Open source MCP composio MCP servers & SDKstools-example%400.1.10 ★ 31k Composio powers 1000+ toolkits, tool search, context management, authentication, and a sandboxed workbench to help you build AI agents that turn intent into action. Open source SDKMCP PrefectHQ/fastmcp MCP servers & SDKsv4.1.0 ★ 28k 🚀 The fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clients. Open source SDK python-sdk MCP servers & SDKsv2.3.0 ★ 25k The official Python SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients Open source SDK n8n-mcp MCP servers & SDKsv2.95.0 ★ 23k A MCP for Claude Desktop / Claude Code / Windsurf / Cursor to build n8n workflows for you Open source MCP mcp-toolbox MCP servers & SDKsv1.14.0 ★ 17k MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases. Open source MCP Figma-Context-MCP MCP servers & SDKsv0.13.0 ★ 16k MCP server to provide Figma layout information to AI coding agents like Cursor Open source MCP typescript-sdk MCP servers & SDKsv2.3.1 ★ 14k The official TypeScript SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients Open source SDK fastapi_mcp MCP servers & SDKsv0.4.0 ★ 12k Expose your FastAPI endpoints as Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools, with Auth! Open source SDK pal-mcp-server MCP servers & SDKs ★ 12k The power of Claude Code / GeminiCLI / CodexCLI + [Gemini / OpenAI / OpenRouter / Azure / Grok / Ollama / Custom Model / All Of The Above] working as one. Open source modelcontextprotocol/inspector MCP servers & SDKs1.0.3 ★ 11k Visual testing tool for MCP servers Open source CLI mcp-use MCP servers & SDKsmcp-use%402.12.0-canary.1 ★ 11k The fullstack MCP framework to develop MCP Apps for ChatGPT / Claude & MCP Servers for AI Agents. Open source SDK DesktopCommanderMCP MCP servers & SDKsv0.2.52 ★ 10k This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities Open source MCP awslabs/mcp MCP servers & SDKs2026.10.20261002180809 ★ 9.8k Open source MCP Servers for AWS Open source MCP firecrawl-mcp-server MCP servers & SDKsv3.24.1 ★ 7.7k 🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients. Open source MCP modelcontextprotocol/registry MCP servers & SDKsv1.8.1 ★ 7.4k A community driven registry service for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Open source API mcp-atlassian MCP servers & SDKsv0.23.1 ★ 6.0k MCP server for Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira) Open source MCP klavis MCP servers & SDKspython-v2.20.0 ★ 5.8k Klavis AI: MCP integration platforms that let AI agents use tools reliably at any scale Open source MCPSDK go-sdk MCP servers & SDKsv1.8.0 ★ 5.3k The official Go SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients. Maintained in collaboration with Google. Open source SDK exa-mcp-server MCP servers & SDKs3.4.2 ★ 5.2k Exa MCP for web search and web crawling! Open source MCP mcp-context-forge MCP servers & SDKsv1.0.11 ★ 4.7k An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins. Open source APIMCP notion-mcp-server MCP servers & SDKsv2.5.2 ★ 4.7k Official Notion MCP Server Open source MCP

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Needs in this scenario

  • DEV-07Unreliable tool calling / MCP, tool definitions bloating context, MCP auth

    Developers · People search for: mcp server not connecting; mcp tools too many tokens; mcp oauth error

  • AGT-01How agents should call common base tools (shell, git, rg, jq, Node, Docker)

    Agent products & builders · People search for: ripgrep agent usage; gh cli non-interactive; docker for ai agents

  • AGT-04Remote MCP auth: OAuth/DCR/CIMD and token refresh

    Agent products & builders · People search for: mcp oauth dcr; mcp remote server auth; copilot mcp oauth

  • AGT-05Too many tools: finding the minimal tool set for a task

    Agent products & builders · People search for: best mcp servers for; minimal tool set for task; mcp registry search

  • VEN-04Agent-readability: llms.txt, AGENTS.md, Skills

    Model vendors · People search for: llms.txt examples; does x have llms.txt

  • VEN-01Neutral tool quality scores (descriptions, token efficiency, success rate)

    Model vendors · People search for: mcp server quality score; best mcp servers tested

  • VEN-02One directory across platforms: does a tool work everywhere?

    Model vendors · People search for: mcp registry sub-registry; mcp server available on chatgpt claude

  • AGT-10Index of emerging protocols and agent payments (x402/AP2/ACP/A2A)

    Agent products & builders · People search for: x402 vs ap2; agent payment protocol

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