Official MCP Servers
Canonical first-party reference MCP servers
BestMCPTools
Official MCP Servers
bestmcptools.org
Last verified: September 20, 2026
How to Install Official MCP Servers
$npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-everythingCompatible with: All Models.
Setup by client
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"official-mcp-servers": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
]
}
}
}Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"official-mcp-servers": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
]
}
}
}VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)
{
"servers": {
"official-mcp-servers": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
]
}
}
}Claude Code (terminal)
claude mcp add official-mcp-servers -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-everythingAdd any API keys or environment variables the server's README lists.
About Official MCP Servers
Canonical first-party reference MCP servers maintained by the Model Context Protocol project. For hosted catalogs built around servers like these, see Glama vs Smithery compared. To write your own server in Python instead, see how to build MCP servers with FastMCP.
Official MCP Servers is a Developer Tools MCP server designed for professional engineers and engineering teams. It enables wiring AI assistants into the inner loop of writing and shipping code by exposing Git, package, build, and CLI operations as MCP tools. Key capabilities include git and github operations (status, blame, prs), package and dependency inspection, build and test runner integration, and structured tool calls that work cleanly inside an LLM context. It integrates with Git, GitHub, GitLab, npm, pnpm, Docker, and common build systems, and is best suited for professional engineers and engineering teams who need reviewing diffs and opening prs from chat.
Key Features
- official
- reference
- open-source
- Git and GitHub operations (status, blame, PRs)
- Package and dependency inspection
- Build and test runner integration
Pricing
Free: from Free (open source)
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Acts more like a pair programmer with real tools
- Tight scoping (one repo, dry-run) limits blast radius
- Keeps flow inside the editor
Cons
- Write operations require explicit guardrails
- Quality of output depends on repo hygiene
- Larger monorepos may need extra filtering
Best For
- Reviewing diffs and opening PRs from chat
- Triaging CI failures
- Scaffolding new packages or modules
- Repo-wide refactors with verification
Our Take on Official MCP Servers
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