Recommended servers
Verified 2026-09-20. Ordered by usefulness to this stack, not by stars.
Official
| Server | Why |
|---|---|
| github/github-mcp-server | Issues, PRs, Actions, code search. Official |
| microsoft/playwright-mcp | Drive a real browser — E2E, scraping, visual checks |
| googleapis/mcp-toolbox | Databases, official |
| grafana/mcp-grafana | Already in use — see my servers |
Worth adding for this stack
| Server | Why |
|---|---|
| DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp | Indexes a codebase for fast structural lookup |
| headroomlabs-ai/headroom | Compresses tool output before it enters the context. Directly attacks the >150k problem |
| GLips/Figma-Context-MCP | Figma layout to any agent |
| PrefectHQ/fastmcp | Build your own server in Python |
Kubernetes & observability
For the devops half of the stack:
- k8sgpt — diagnoses a cluster and explains failures in plain language. A CLI, not an MCP server; the agent calls it like any other tool.
- Prometheus / Loki / Tempo / Mimir — reachable through the Grafana server above rather than as separate servers. One auth boundary instead of four.
Install
claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp
claude mcp add playwright -- npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest
Then /mcp to check status and authorize.
Before adding one
Each server injects its tool definitions into every session's context. Twenty servers is a meaningful tax before you have typed anything. Enable what the current work needs; disable the rest.