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Socketlist

io.github.thunderbid/socketlist-mcp

Search a directory of 800+ open-source MCP servers: find, compare and get install configs.

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URL: https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp

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Pulled straight from the server with tools/list on 2026-10-18.
search_serversread-only

Search the Socketlist directory of open-source MCP servers by keyword (name, description, topics). Results are ranked by relevance, then GitHub stars.

get_serverread-only

Get details for one MCP server by its Socketlist slug: description, repository, stars, category, README-derived features/tools/requirements and, when known, a ready-made install config copied from the README.

list_categoriesread-only

List all Socketlist categories with their slugs and number of servers.

best_forread-only

Return the curated "best MCP servers for X" list for a use case or client (e.g. "claude-code", "jira", "postgresql", "web-scraping"). Call with an unknown value to get the list of available use cases.

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