9 Developer Tools MCPs

Developer Tools MCP servers

MCP servers for code editors, version control, package managers, debuggers, and IDE integrations.

About Developer Tools MCP servers

Developer Tools is the largest MCP server category. These servers wrap the systems developers use every day: GitHub repositories, Git history, local file systems, JetBrains IDEs, Sentry errors, and Docker containers. They turn a coding agent into a teammate that can read code, open pull requests, run tests, and debug production issues.

All Developer Tools MCP servers

9 servers, ordered by community adoption.

Filesystem MCP

Controlled local file access for AI agents

Developer Tools

A reference MCP server that lets assistants read, write, and manage approved local directories with explicit boundaries and safe path handling. It is the canonical example for any agent that needs structured access to a developer machine.

fileslocalreferenceread
58,200 128,000 98
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GitHub MCP Server

Repository intelligence inside agent sessions

Developer Tools

The official GitHub MCP server exposes repositories, issues, pull requests, code search, and Actions context to coding agents. It is published and maintained by GitHub and is the most widely adopted MCP server in production.

githubcodeissuespull-requests
47,600 101,500 96
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Fetch MCP

HTTP requests with model-friendly output

Developer Tools

A simple HTTP fetch MCP server that returns cleaned-up HTML, Markdown, or JSON. It is the recommended tool for agents that need to read a page without a full browser stack.

httpfetchhtmlmarkdown
12,800 41,200 73
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Git MCP

Read, search, and manipulate local repositories

Developer Tools

Expose common Git operations to MCP clients: status, log, diff, blame, branch management, and commit history search. A perfect companion to coding agents that work on local clones.

gitvcscommitshistory
11,500 38,701 70
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Sentry MCP

Errors, releases, and stack traces for agents

Developer Tools

Surface Sentry issues, releases, and stack traces inside agent sessions so debugging tools can propose fixes against real error context. Read-only by default with optional write scopes.

sentryerrorsobservabilitydebugging
9,400 31,200 67
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JetBrains MCP

IDE-aware tools for coding agents

Developer Tools

Bridge JetBrains IDEs to MCP clients with project awareness, refactoring actions, and code intelligence. The companion plugin works with IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, and GoLand.

jetbrainsideintellijrefactoring
4,900 14,201 64
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Docker MCP

Container and compose for agents

Developer Tools

Manage Docker containers, images, and Compose stacks from MCP clients. A practical primitive for agents that provision services and run side-effect tools.

dockercontainerscomposedevops
3,300 9,700 60
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Datadog MCP

Metrics, logs, and traces for agents

Developer Tools

Surface Datadog metrics, logs, and APM traces inside MCP clients. A foundation for SRE and observability agents that reason about production systems.

datadogobservabilitylogsmetrics
2,900 8,401 54
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1Password MCP

Secure secrets for agent workflows

Developer Tools

Read and resolve secrets from 1Password vaults through MCP. Designed for agents that need scoped access to credentials, API keys, and infrastructure secrets.

secrets1passwordsecuritycredentials
2,400 7,100 53
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How to install a Developer Tools MCP server

  1. Pick a server from the list above and read its detail page.
  2. Copy the install command. Most servers run via npx, uvx, or docker.
  3. Open your AI client's MCP configuration and add the command.
  4. Restart the client and verify the tools appear in the model context.

Need a refresher? Read the MCP guide for the full walkthrough.