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12 MCP servers every person should know. I've explained each one in a simple way. 1. 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Gives AI access to your local files. • It can 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 files on your computer (under safe permissions). Example: AI saves a document or edits a file directly. 2. 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Connects AI to your 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁. • AI can 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. Example: AI can review or update code in your GitHub repo. 3. 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Lets AI use the 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗔𝗣𝗜. • It can 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 using map data. Example: AI finds all coffee shops within 2 km. 4. 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Allows AI to 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 in Slack channels. • Helps automate communication or alerts in a workspace. Example: AI posts an update to your team’s Slack channel. 5. 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Lets AI 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀. • Useful for developers managing cloud or software environments. Example: AI starts or stops a Docker container automatically. 6. 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Connects AI with the 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗜. • Allows 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 using Brave’s privacy-focused engine. Example: AI searches the web for latest AI tools using Brave. 7. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Gives AI access to 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲, a payment platform. • AI can 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. Example: AI checks recent customer payments or sends invoices. 8. 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Connects AI to a 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲. • AI can 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 data quickly from memory. Example: AI looks up cached user sessions or analytics data. 9. 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Allows AI to 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 files stored in Google Drive. Example: AI finds a document in your Drive and summarizes it. 10. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Connects AI to a 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲. • AI can 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 and 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. Example: AI checks how many users signed up this week. 11. 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Integrates AI with 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀. • AI can 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 your Notion pages or databases. Example: AI updates your Notion project tracker automatically. 12. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Connects AI to 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗜. • It provides 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝘄𝗲𝗯-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for AI to use. Example: AI fetches the latest news or research from the internet. ✅ Repost for others in your network who can benefit from this.