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MCP servers for developer workflows

Useful MCP servers for files, browsers, APIs, repositories, databases, and developer automation.

Curated by @heyclaude-editors Updated 2026-07-18

Useful MCP servers for files, browsers, APIs, repositories, databases, and developer automation.

Compared at a glance

The top 5 picks side by side on trust, install, platform support, and disclosed notes — full rationale for each below.

Field	Airtable MCP Server for Claude Read and write records, manage bases and tables in Airtable directly from Claude Open dossier	Figma MCP Server for Claude Access designs, export assets, and interact with Figma files through Claude Open dossier	Postgresql MCP Server - MCP Servers Official MCP server providing read-only access to PostgreSQL databases with schema inspection and query capabilities Open dossier	Redis MCP Server for Claude Official Redis MCP server providing natural language interface for Redis data management and operations Open dossier	Stytch MCP Server for Claude Configure and manage Stytch authentication services and workspace settings Open dossier
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Trust
Review status	ReviewedMaintainer reviewed	ReviewedMaintainer reviewed	ReviewedMaintainer reviewed	ReviewedMaintainer reviewed	ReviewedMaintainer reviewed
Package trust	Package verified	Package verified	Package verified	Package verified	Package verified
Source provenance	No submission link	No submission link	No submission link	No submission link	No submission link
Submitter	—	—	—	—	—
Install risk	Low risk	Low risk	Low risk	Low risk	Low risk
Notes	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓
Brand	Airtable	Figma	Anthropic	Redis	Stytch
Category	mcp	mcp	mcp	mcp	mcp
Source	First-party	First-party	First-party	First-party	First-party
Author	domdomegg	Figma	Anthropic	Redis	Stytch
Added	2025-09-18	2025-09-18	2025-09-16	2025-09-20	2025-09-18
Platforms	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop
Harness	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop	Claude Code Claude Desktop
Source repo	—	—	—	—	—
Safety notes	✓Restrict the Airtable API key to the bases and write scopes Claude is allowed to use before enabling record or schema changes.	✓Use a scoped Figma token and review export or edit permissions before granting access to shared design files.	✓Use a read-only database user with restricted schemas unless write access is explicitly needed and reviewed.	✓Use a restricted Redis user or database because commands can expose, mutate, or delete cache, queue, and session data.	✓Restrict Stytch workspace and admin permissions because auth configuration changes can affect sign-in and account security.
Privacy notes	✓Airtable records, field values, attachments, and base metadata may be sent through the MCP client and model context.	✓Figma designs, comments, components, prototypes, team names, and file metadata may be sent through model context.	✓Queried schemas, table names, rows, connection details, and application data may be exposed through tool calls.	✓Keys, values, connection URLs, database metadata, and application data stored in Redis may be exposed through tool calls.	✓User identities, authentication logs, session details, workspace settings, and security configuration may be sent through tool calls.
Prerequisites	Node.js 18+ installed for running npx commands and MCP server packages Airtable Personal Access Token (PAT) from https://airtable.com/account Required API scopes: data.records:read (minimum), data.records:write (for updates), schema.bases:read (for schema operations) Base ID for the Airtable base you want to access (starts with 'app' prefix)	Figma Desktop application installed and running (download from https://www.figma.com/downloads/) Figma Desktop Dev Mode MCP Server enabled (check Figma Desktop preferences/settings to enable) Figma Desktop running with MCP Server active on local port 3845 (http://127.0.0.1:3845/mcp) Internet connection (for initial Figma Desktop installation, though MCP server operates locally)	PostgreSQL database (local or remote PostgreSQL server) PostgreSQL connection string (PostgreSQL connection URI with user, password, host, port, and database format) Node.js and npx (for running @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres package) Network access (if connecting to remote PostgreSQL server)	Redis server running and accessible (local or remote) Python 3.8+ and uvx package runner (for executing redis-mcp-server) Redis connection URL (format: redis://[username]:[password]@host:port/db) Network access to Redis server (default port 6379, or custom port)	Stytch account (free or paid plan) Stytch API key authentication (for mcp.stytch.dev MCP connection) Stytch project_id and secret from Dashboard (test or live environment) Network access to mcp.stytch.dev (HTTP transport, not HTTPS)
Install	`claude mcp add airtable --env AIRTABLE_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY -- npx -y airtable-mcp-server && claude mcp list`	`claude mcp list && claude mcp status figma`	`claude mcp list && claude mcp status postgres`	`uvx --from git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git redis-mcp-server --url redis://localhost:6379/0 && claude mcp list`	`claude mcp add --transport http stytch http://mcp.stytch.dev/mcp && claude mcp list`
Config	`{ "mcpServers": { "airtable": { "env": { "AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "${AIRTABLE_API_KEY}" }, "args": [ "-y", "airtable-mcp-server" ], "command": "npx", "type": "stdio" } } }`	`{ "mcpServers": { "figma": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:3845/mcp", "type": "http" } } }`	`Manual-only setup: { "postgres": { "args": [ "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://localhost/mydb" ], "command": "npx" } }`	`{ "mcpServers": { "redis": { "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git", "redis-mcp-server", "--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0" ], "command": "uvx", "type": "stdio" } } }`	`{ "mcpServers": { "stytch": { "url": "http://mcp.stytch.dev/mcp", "type": "http" } } }`
Citations	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-07-18T19:14:44+00:00 Documentationgithub.com Package (SHA-256 pinned)/downloads/mcp/airtable-mcp-server.mcpb Source methodology →	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-07-18T19:14:44+00:00 Documentationhelp.figma.com Package (SHA-256 pinned)/downloads/mcp/figma-mcp-server.mcpb Source methodology →	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-07-18T19:14:44+00:00 Documentationmodelcontextprotocol.io Package (SHA-256 pinned)/downloads/mcp/postgresql-mcp-server.mcpb Source methodology →	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-07-18T19:14:44+00:00 Documentationgithub.com Package (SHA-256 pinned)/downloads/mcp/redis-mcp-server.mcpb Source methodology →	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-07-18T19:14:44+00:00 Documentationstytch.com Package (SHA-256 pinned)/downloads/mcp/stytch-mcp-server.mcpb Source methodology →
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