Best MCP Servers for Claude Desktop (May 2026)

Nerq found 2,530 MCP servers for claude desktop, ranked below by GitHub stars and weighted compliance score across 52 global AI jurisdictions. The top-ranked MCP server for claude desktop is claude-kvm with 0 stars and a trust score of 76/100. The best MCP servers optimized for use with Claude Desktop, Anthropic's AI assistant.

Last updated: May 04, 2026 | 2,530 servers in this category | Data from Nerq

Top 20 MCP Servers for Claude Desktop

#	Name	Stars	Trust	Author	License	Description
1	claude-kvm	0	B 76	ARAS-Workspace	MIT	MCP server for remote desktop control via VNC and SSH.
2	unai-unity-ai-connector	1	B 74	experir	MIT	Universal AI Connector for Unity with unified C# API and built-in MCP server.
3	context-window-manager	0	B 73	mcp-tool-shop-org	N/A	MCP server for lossless LLM context restoration via KV cache persistence
4	papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero	2,123	B 73	Unknown	N/A	A powerful Zotero AI and MCP plugin with ChatGPT, Gemini 3, Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Kimi
5	db-mcp	3	B 73	apelogic-ai	MIT	db-mcp securely connects Claude Desktop to databases with a self-improving semantic layer.
6	aashari/mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket	115	B 73	aashari	N/A	Node.js/TypeScript MCP server for Atlassian Bitbucket. Enables AI systems (LLMs) to interact with wo
7	takashiishida/arxiv-latex-mcp	100	B 73	takashiishida	N/A	MCP server that uses arxiv-to-prompt to fetch and process arXiv LaTeX sources for precise interpreta
8	deliberate-reasoning-engine	4	B 73	haasonsaas	MIT	MCP server for transforming AI reasoning into structured thought graphs.
9	k3s-mcp-server	1	B 73	ry-ops	MIT	MCP server for K3s cluster management using kubectl.
10	ConnorBritain/mssql-mcp-server	7	B 73	ConnorBritain	MIT	Enterprise MCP server for SQL Server with 20 tools for schema discovery, data operations, and admini
11	olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server	5	B 73	olgasafonova	N/A	MCP server for MediaWiki wikis - search, read, and edit wiki content from AI assistants
12	mcp-nixos	436	B 72	utensils	N/A	MCP-NixOS integrates AI assistants and provides DevOps tools for NixOS resources.
13	discord-mcp	181	B 72	SaseQ	N/A	A MCP server for integrating AI assistants with Discord, enhancing interaction and automation.
14	claude_developer_tool	0	B 72	kakehashi-inc	Apache-2.0	A GUI tool for managing MCP in Claude Desktop.
15	SecretiveShell/MCP-Bridge	906	B 72	Unknown	N/A	A middleware to provide an openAI compatible endpoint that can call MCP tools
16	jacksteamdev/obsidian-mcp-tools	590	B 72	Unknown	N/A	Add Obsidian integrations like semantic search and custom Templater prompts to Claude or any MCP cli
17	ktnyt/cclsp	569	B 72	Unknown	N/A	Claude Code LSP: enhance your Claude Code experience with non-IDE dependent LSP integration.
18	mcp-claude-hackernews	9	B 72	imprvhub	N/A	An integration allowing Claude Desktop to interact with Hacker News.
19	ConstantineB6/comfy-pilot	93	B 72	ConstantineB6	N/A	MCP server + embedded terminal that lets Claude Code see and edit your ComfyUI workflows
20	taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server	17	B 72	taazkareem	N/A	ClickUp MCP Server - Integrate ClickUp project management with AI through Model Context Protocol

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About MCP Servers for Claude Desktop

The best MCP servers optimized for use with Claude Desktop, Anthropic's AI assistant. Nerq tracks 2,530 MCP servers in the claude desktop category, each assessed against 52 global AI regulations including the EU AI Act, US state AI laws (California SB53, Colorado SB205), UK AI Bill, and more. Compliance scores are weighted by jurisdiction penalty severity — jurisdictions with higher fines (like the EU AI Act at up to €35M) have more impact on the score than voluntary frameworks.

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