list_mcp_servers
List popular MCP servers from the ecosystem.
LABSCO SUMMARY
A quick check of GitHub for an MCP server before you write one.
Both tools search GitHub's public repositories, so an assistant can answer "is there already a server for this?" with stars, license and last push in hand, and with nothing to install. They do not deliver the change alerts the project is named for; those come from the self-hosted service.
What it is
A project that watches the official MCP Registry for new, updated and removed servers and sends alerts to Discord, Slack, email, webhooks, RSS, Telegram or Microsoft Teams. Its MCP side is a hosted endpoint with two search tools; the alerting is a separate service you run yourself.
What you get
- A keyword search of GitHub for MCP servers —
search_mcp_servers - MCP repositories ranked by stars, as many as you ask for —
list_mcp_servers - GitHub's own record for each result: description, stars, forks, topics, license, last push and whether it is archived
Requirements
Nothing to install and no key: add the hosted endpoint https://modelcontextprotocol.name/mcp/mcp-notify to a client that connects over HTTP. The alerting service is separate — docker compose or the ghcr.io/nirholas/mcp-notify image, with PostgreSQL 15 or newer — and its subscriptions are managed through its REST API, dashboard or CLI, not through these tools.
Setup effort
Add the hosted endpoint — paste it into your client
USE CASES
01
Finding out whether a server already exists for this
Search GitHub for MCP repositories by keyword and read the match's description, stars and license before you build your own.
02
Seeing which MCP servers people use most
List MCP repositories ranked by stars, as many as you ask for.
03
Checking a repository before you trust it
Each result carries GitHub's record, including last push, open issues and whether it is archived, so an abandoned project shows up before you install it.
2 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
search_mcp_servers
Search for MCP servers by keyword.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
2 tools named in the project's documentation. Both tools search GitHub's public repositories rather than the MCP Registry: list_mcp_servers returns MCP repositories ranked by stars, and search_mcp_servers matches a keyword. Each result is GitHub's own repository record, with description, stars, topics, license and last push.
Where it runs
The documented client connects to a hosted endpoint.
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 2 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
ENDPOINT URL
https://modelcontextprotocol.name/mcp/mcp-notifyAdd this hosted endpoint to your MCP client.
MCP Clients
Any MCP client — remote
ANY MCP CLIENT — REMOTE · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-notify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://modelcontextprotocol.name/mcp/mcp-notify"
}
}
}
