Not a hype list. These are the three MCP servers I have running right now in Claude Desktop.

1. Filesystem

mcp-hub install @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

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I use this to let Claude read project files directly instead of me copy-pasting code. Configure it to point at your project root.

Real usage : "Read the auth module and explain how the token validation works."

2. GitHub

mcp-hub install @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

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Lets Claude check issues, read PRs, and browse repos. I use it for code reviews.

Real usage : "Check what changed in the last 3 PRs and summarize."

3. PostgreSQL

mcp-hub install @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres

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Direct database access from Claude.…