Best MCP Servers for Code & Development Tools (May 2026)

Nerq found 5,791 MCP servers for code & development tools, ranked below by GitHub stars and weighted compliance score across 52 global AI jurisdictions. The top-ranked MCP server for code & development tools is mcp-sequentialthinking-tools with 563 stars and a trust score of 81/100. MCP servers that help with code generation, testing, debugging, and development workflows.

Last updated: May 01, 2026 | 5,791 servers in this category | Data from Nerq

Top 20 MCP Servers for Code & Development Tools

#	Name	Stars	Trust	Author	License	Description
1	mcp-sequentialthinking-tools	563	A 81	spences10	MIT	Guides tool usage in problem-solving by breaking down complex problems into manageable steps.
2	Container Use	3,687	B+ 77	https://github.com/dagger/container-use	N/A	Provides containerized development environments that persist state across interactions through git-b
3	Sourcebot	3,200	B+ 77	https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot	N/A	Enables code search across multiple repository hosts with natural language queries.
4	Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server	1,524	B+ 76	GongRzhe	N/A	A MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for PowerPoint manipulation using python-pptx. This server pro
5	mcp	289	B 76	oracle	UPL-1.0	Repository containing MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that provides a suite of tools for managi
6	tomcat-mcp	0	B 76	sarath-451	MIT	A local Tomcat management MCP server for Kiro IDE enabling AI-assisted operations.
7	BrowserStack	130	B+ 75	https://github.com/browserstack/mcp-server	N/A	Integrates with BrowserStack's testing infrastructure to enable automated and manual testing across
8	Context Generator	315	B 74	https://github.com/context-hub/generator	N/A	PHP-based tool for generating structured documentation from files, repositories, diffs, and URLs thr
9	OpenNutrition	172	B 74	https://github.com/deadletterq/mcp-opennutrition	N/A	Provides access to a large food database for nutrition-related tasks.
10	Mobile Device Control	4,218	B 74	https://github.com/mobile-next/mobile-mcp	N/A	Enables remote control of Android and iOS devices through commands for screenshots, app management,
11	DBHub (Universal Database Gateway)	2,448	B 74	https://github.com/bytebase/dbhub	N/A	Provides a universal database gateway for connecting to PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and DuckDB, enabl
12	rangta10/kali-mcp-server	3	B 73	rangta10	NOASSERTION	Kali Linux MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server built with Node.js for seamless integration with LLMs
13	evergreen-mcp-server	2	B 73	evergreen-ci	NOASSERTION	Evergreen MCP Server
14	Local-Codebase-Analyst	0	B 73	AsenDulakshanaKavinda	MIT	Analyze any codebase using MCP tools.
15	deepwiki-mcp	1,259	B 72	regenrek	N/A	📖 MCP server for fetch deepwiki.com and get latest knowledge in Cursor and other Code Editors
16	mcp-nixos	436	B 72	utensils	N/A	MCP-NixOS integrates AI assistants and provides DevOps tools for NixOS resources.
17	scouzi1966/vesta-mac-dist	62	B 72	scouzi1966	N/A	Vesta macOS Distribution - Official releases and downloads.Vesta AI Chat Assistant for macOS - Built
18	claude-code-perplexity-mcp	0	B 72	wynandw87	MIT	AI-powered web search, deep research, reasoning, code review, brainstorming, explanations, and file
19	Claude-Code-Development-Kit	1,310	B 72	peterkrueck	N/A	Handle context at scale - my custom Claude Code workflow including hooks, mcp and sub agents
20	SecretiveShell/MCP-Bridge	906	B 72	Unknown	N/A	A middleware to provide an openAI compatible endpoint that can call MCP tools

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About MCP Servers for Code & Development Tools

MCP servers that help with code generation, testing, debugging, and development workflows. Nerq tracks 5,791 MCP servers in the code & development tools 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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