awesome-mcp-servers-discovery by SterlingChin - MCP Server

Awesome MCP Servers Discovery

A specialized Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides intelligent search and recommendations for MCP servers from the curated awesome-mcp-servers repository.

🎯 Purpose: Help you discover the perfect MCP server for your specific needs by analyzing problem descriptions and providing ranked recommendations.

Features

🔍 Smart Recommendations: Get AI-powered suggestions based on your problem description
📋 Complete Catalog: Browse all 300+ MCP servers with metadata parsing
🏷️ Category Filtering: Filter servers by categories like Database, AI, Automation, etc.
⚡ Real-time Data: Always fetches the latest data from the awesome-mcp-servers repository
🎯 Relevance Scoring: Intelligent matching algorithm ranks servers by relevance

Tools Available

1. `recommend-mcp-servers`

Analyzes your problem and recommends the most relevant MCP servers.

Parameters:

problem (required): Describe what you need help with
maxResults (optional): Number of recommendations (default: 5)
language (optional): Preferred programming language (Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, etc.)
hosting (optional): "cloud", "local", or "any" (default: "any")

2. `get-awesome-mcp-servers`

Browse the complete catalog of MCP servers with optional filtering.

Parameters:

category (optional): Filter by category name

Installation

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/SterlingChin/awesome-mcp-servers-discovery.git
cd open-source-mcp-server

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Build the server:
```
npm run build
```

Usage

Running the Server

node build/index.js

Integration with Claude Desktop

Add this server to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awesome-mcp-servers": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/your/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Example Queries

Problem-Based Recommendations

Query: "I need to work with PostgreSQL databases"

recommend-mcp-servers({
  problem: "PostgreSQL database integration",
  language: "Python",
  hosting: "local",
  maxResults: 3
})

Result: Returns Python-based, locally-hosted PostgreSQL MCP servers with relevance scores.

Browse by Category

Query: "Show me all database-related MCP servers"

get-awesome-mcp-servers({
  category: "Database"
})

Result: Lists all 65+ database MCP servers with descriptions, languages, and links.

General Discovery

Query: "What MCP servers help with file automation?"

recommend-mcp-servers({
  problem: "file automation and management",
  maxResults: 5
})

How It Works

Data Parsing

The server fetches and parses the awesome-mcp-servers README.md to extract:

Server names and descriptions
Programming languages: 🐍 Python, 📇 TypeScript, 🏎️ Go, 🦀 Rust, etc.
Hosting types: ☁️ Cloud, 🏠 Local
Platform support: 🍎 macOS, 🪟 Windows, 🐧 Linux
Categories: Database, AI & Machine Learning, Automation, etc.

Recommendation Algorithm

The relevance scoring considers:

Exact phrase matches (highest weight: +100)
Individual keyword matches (+10 per match)
Category alignment (+50)
Language preferences (+20)
Hosting requirements (+15)

Available Categories

The server recognizes these categories from awesome-mcp-servers:

Aggregators
AI & Machine Learning
Art & Culture
Browser Automation
Cloud Platforms
Code Execution
Coding Agents
Command Line
Communication
Customer Data Platforms
Databases (65+ servers)
Data Platforms
Data Science Tools
Developer Tools
File Systems
And many more...

Real-World Examples

Database Integration

Problem: "I need to connect my AI to a MySQL database" Recommendation: mysql_mcp_server_pro, mcp-mysql-server, runekaagaard/mcp-alchemy

PDF Processing

Problem: "Help me work with PDF files" Recommendation: pdf-tools-mcp, various document processing servers

macOS Automation

Problem: "Automate tasks on my Mac" Recommendation: rusiaaman/wcgw, NakaokaRei/swift-mcp-gui, apple-notes-mcp

Development

Tech Stack

TypeScript with strict type checking
Model Context Protocol SDK for server implementation
Zod for runtime schema validation
Node.js 20+ runtime

Project Structure

├── index.ts          # Main server implementation
├── build/            # Compiled JavaScript output
├── package.json      # Dependencies and scripts
├── tsconfig.json     # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md         # This file

Building from Source

npm run build    # Compile TypeScript
npm run start    # Run the server
npm run dev      # Build and run in one step

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! This server specifically focuses on the awesome-mcp-servers repository.

Enhancement Ideas

Add caching for faster responses
Implement fuzzy string matching for better search
Add server health/popularity metrics
Support for custom scoring weights

License

MIT License

🔗 Related Projects

awesome-mcp-servers - The curated list this server analyzes
Model Context Protocol - The official MCP specification

SterlingChin/awesome-mcp-servers-discovery