MCP100 Index and review queue

Find reviewed MCPs without confusing popularity for trust.

Selected entries meet MCP100's published evidence standard for a defined use case. Each profile keeps task fit, trust, maintenance, and popularity evidence separate. Popularity can trigger a review, but it cannot override a security veto.

How selection works →

Industry: Education & Research

16 results · 8 selected · 8 watchlist

Editorial recommendationName

Context7 MCP

Core Selected

Retrieve current library and framework documentation for coding agents.

60.7k stars3.9M 30-day package downloadsUpdated Aug 11, 2026
Developer ToolsBest fit: Developer workflowsFirst-party MCP · Upstash

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Exa MCP

Core Selected

Search the web, retrieve pages, find code, and run research workflows through Exa.

4.9k stars87.5k 30-day package downloadsUpdated Aug 1, 2026
Search & ResearchBest fit: Specialized workflowsFirst-party MCP · Exa

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

GitHub MCP

Core Selected

Work with repositories, issues, pull requests, and GitHub workflows.

32.2k starsNo public package download dataUpdated Aug 14, 2026
Developer ToolsBest fit: Developer workflowsFirst-party MCP · GitHub

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Hugging Face MCP

Core Selected

Search Hugging Face Hub resources and use explicitly enabled Jobs, sandboxes, and community Space tools.

273 starsNo public package download dataUpdated Aug 14, 2026
Search & WebBest fit: Web search and researchFirst-party MCP · Hugging Face

Industries: Education & Research · Media & Marketing · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

AWS Documentation MCP

Core Selected

Search, read, and receive recommendations from current public AWS documentation.

9.5k starsNo public package download dataUpdated Aug 14, 2026
Developer ToolsBest fit: Developer workflowsFirst-party MCP · Amazon Web Services

Industries: Education & Research · Government & Public Sector · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

MCPVault for Obsidian

Core Selected

Give MCP clients scoped access to a local Obsidian vault.

1.6k stars64.1k 30-day package downloadsUpdated Aug 9, 2026
Files & KnowledgeBest fit: Local files and knowledgeCommunity implementation · BitBonsai

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Notion MCP

Core Selected

Connect AI tools to Notion workspaces through Notion's MCP server.

4.6k stars624.4k 30-day package downloadsUpdated Jul 25, 2026
Productivity & CollaborationBest fit: Team productivityFirst-party MCP · Notion

Industries: Education & Research · Media & Marketing · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Sequential Thinking MCP

Core Selected

Provide a structured tool for iterative problem-solving steps.

89.6k shared-repository stars144.4k 30-day package downloadsUpdated Jul 4, 2026

Shared repository stars are not MCP-specific. Not used for ranking.

AI & ReasoningBest fit: Specialized workflowsEcosystem official · Model Context Protocol

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Core evidence reviewed

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Brave Search MCP

Watchlist

Connect compatible AI clients to Brave's documented MCP capabilities.

1.4k starsNo public package download dataUpdated Aug 11, 2026
Search & ResearchBest fit: Specialized workflowsFirst-party MCP · Brave

Industries: Education & Research

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Citra (PDF Reader MCP)

Watchlist

Read and search PDFs with structured text, tables, OCR evidence, and page citations.

891 starsNo public package download dataUpdated Aug 7, 2026
Files & KnowledgeBest fit: Local files and knowledgeFirst-party MCP · SylphxAI

Industries: Education & Research · Legal & Compliance

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Docling MCP

Watchlist

Parse, convert, and structure PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV, HTML, and other documented inputs.

707 stars38.7k last-month downloads · PyPI Stats · Third-partyUpdated Aug 14, 2026
Files & KnowledgeBest fit: Local files and knowledgeFirst-party MCP · Docling Project

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Perplexity MCP

Watchlist

Connect compatible AI clients to Perplexity's documented MCP capabilities.

2.4k stars19.7k Weekly downloads · zPlatform · Third-party93.3k 30-day package downloadsUpdated Jul 27, 2026
Search & ResearchBest fit: Specialized workflowsFirst-party MCP · Perplexity

Industries: Education & Research

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Zotero MCP

Watchlist

Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.

4.7k stars26.6k last-month downloads · PyPI Stats · Third-partyUpdated Aug 6, 2026
Other ToolsBest fit: Specialized workflowsCommunity implementation · io.github.54yyyu

Industries: Education & Research

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

io.github.blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server

Watchlist

Search arXiv papers, download full text, semantic search, citation graphs, and alerts via MCP.

3.1k stars79.8k last-month downloads · PyPI Stats · Third-partyUpdated Jul 29, 2026
Developer ToolsBest fit: Developer workflowsCommunity implementation · io.github.blazickjp

Industries: Education & Research

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Qdrant MCP

Watchlist

Store and retrieve semantic memories and code context in Qdrant.

1.5k stars1.5M 30-day package downloadsUpdated Dec 10, 2025
Data & DatabasesBest fit: Working with structured dataFirst-party MCP · Qdrant

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Aug 14, 2026

Pinecone MCP

Watchlist

Manage and query Pinecone indexes and search Pinecone documentation.

No public repository stars2.1k 30-day package downloadsUpdated Feb 5, 2026
Data & DatabasesBest fit: Working with structured dataFirst-party MCP · Pinecone

Industries: Education & Research · Software & Technology

Decision caution

Evidence reviewed Jul 29, 2026