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MCP Reference Servers

Official repository of reference MCP servers kept by the Model Context Protocol group

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This repository holds the small set of reference servers that the Model Context Protocol steering group maintains. Examples include memory and Git servers, distributed as npm and Python packages. The README points to the MCP Registry for the full list of published servers. It warns that the reference servers are examples, not production-ready services.

Install
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory
For an agent

Use it to learn how a correct MCP server looks before you build one. Go to the MCP Registry when you need a server for a real integration.

Why it is here. It is the canonical example code for the protocol that connects agents to tools.

Install command, framework, licence and component list.
Notable for
  • Maintained by the MCP steering group
  • Memory and Git servers
  • 91
  • 000+ GitHub stars
Provenance

Verified 2026-10-09. HTTP 200. https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers (HTTP 200, page fetched 2026-10-09), https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers (GitHub API, 91081 stars), depo.zip listing https://www.depo.zip/tools/j572erexctt08yevh0t6mfja1d7tesdr

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