MCP Servers and Tools I Use
MCP Servers and Tools I Use
This repository documents the Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers I frequently use and the tools they provide. MCP enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with external systems and data sources.
MCP Servers
1. Desktop Commander
Description: A MCP server that gives Claude terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities.
Functionality:
- Execute long-running terminal commands on your computer
- Manage processes through MCP
- Search and navigate file system
- Edit files with search and replace operations
- Run terminal commands with AI assistance
Repository: https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP
Installation: npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
2. Tavily MCP
Description: A MCP server that provides AI-powered web search and content extraction capabilities using Tavily's API.
Functionality:
- Perform comprehensive web searches
- Extract and process content from URLs
- Customize search parameters (depth, domains, time range, etc.)
- Filter and focus searches on specific content types
- Access news and general information searches
Repository: https://github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
Installation: npx -y tavily-mcp@0.1.4
3. GitHub MCP
Description: GitHub's official MCP server that enables Claude to interact with GitHub repositories and features.
Functionality:
- Create, read, and update GitHub repositories
- Manage issues and pull requests
- Search code, repositories, users
- Review and comment on code
- Access and manipulate repository content
- Create branches and manage commits
Repository: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
Installation: Run via Docker with docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server
4. Memory MCP
Description: A knowledge graph-based memory server that enables Claude to maintain contextual information and memory.
Functionality:
- Create and manage entities in a knowledge graph
- Establish relations between entities
- Add observations to existing entities
- Search for nodes in the knowledge graph
- Delete entities, relations, or observations
- Query and traverse the knowledge graph
Repository: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
Installation: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory
Configuration
My current MCP server configuration is stored in /home/joe/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. This file contains connection details, API keys, and other settings for each MCP server.
License
This documentation is for personal reference. All MCP servers mentioned maintain their own licenses as specified in their respective repositories.
Last Updated: April 2025
Note: This is a personal tracking repository. For official documentation, please refer to the original repositories linked above.