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MCP Sweep — July 26, 2026 (Evening — ~22:00 UTC)

Summary

  • Method: mcpservers.org priority-servers sitemap (1,190+ entries, sorted by lastmod) + sitemaps 2-6 sampled
  • Compared against: 95-server catalog
  • New servers discovered: 5 (all business-relevant, all with full guides)
  • Noted but no guide: 2 (Serena, Desktop Commander)

New Servers Discovered

1. Stripe MCP ★★★ Official — GUIDE WRITTEN

  • Source: mcpservers.org (lastmod: 2026-07-26T17:50:37Z)
  • GitHub: stripe/agent-toolkit (1,700+ stars)
  • Endpoint: https://mcp.stripe.com (Streamable HTTP, OAuth)
  • Description: Official Stripe MCP server for customers, payments, subscriptions, refunds, invoices, billing. Part of broader agent-toolkit with @stripe/ai-sdk (Vercel AI SDK integration) and @stripe/token-meter (LLM token-based billing).
  • Category: Payments & Billing / Finance
  • Business relevance: MAXIMUM — First major payment processor to ship MCP. Essential for any operator managing Stripe billing.
  • Status: Full integration guide → stripe-mcp/index.md

2. Metabase MCP ★★★ Official — GUIDE WRITTEN

  • Source: mcpservers.org (lastmod: 2026-07-27T00:54:33Z)
  • GitHub: metabase/metabase (48,400+ stars)
  • Endpoint: https://<instance>/api/mcp (built-in, Streamable HTTP)
  • Description: Official Metabase MCP server — built into Metabase. AI agents search data, build queries on the semantic layer, and visualize results. 9 tools including search, construct_query, execute_sql, dashboard management.
  • Category: Business Intelligence / Data & Analytics
  • Business relevance: MAXIMUM — First BI platform to go MCP-native.
  • Status: Full integration guide → metabase-mcp/index.md

3. n8n MCP ★★★ — GUIDE WRITTEN

  • Source: mcpservers.org (lastmod: 2026-07-26T12:42:36Z)
  • GitHub: czlonkowski/n8n-mcp
  • Endpoint: Local stdio (npx n8n-mcp)
  • Description: MCP server for n8n workflow automation — 2,175 nodes (827 core + 1,348 community), 99% property coverage, 87% doc coverage, 2,352 templates. Turns AI agents into n8n workflow experts.
  • Category: Workflow Automation
  • Business relevance: HIGH — Essential for operators running n8n who want AI-assisted workflow design.
  • Status: Full integration guide → n8n-mcp/index.md

4. Apify MCP ★★★ Official — GUIDE WRITTEN

  • Source: mcpservers.org (lastmod: 2026-07-26T18:12:11Z)
  • GitHub: apify/apify-mcp-server (2,200+ stars)
  • Endpoint: https://mcp.apify.com (Streamable HTTP, OAuth)
  • Description: Official Apify MCP — AI agents search and run thousands of web scrapers from Apify Store. Social media, search engines, e-commerce, maps, news. Output schema inference on hosted endpoint.
  • Category: Web Scraping / Data Extraction
  • Business relevance: HIGH — The definitive web scraping MCP.
  • Status: Full integration guide → apify-mcp/index.md

5. Ahrefs MCP ★★★ Official — GUIDE WRITTEN

  • Source: mcpservers.org (lastmod: N/A but listed as priority server)
  • Website: ahrefs.com
  • Endpoint: Ahrefs-hosted MCP (unique URL per account)
  • Description: Official Ahrefs MCP — backlinks, domain ratings, keyword research, competitor analysis, site health. Requires Ahrefs Lite plan ($129/month) or higher.
  • Category: SEO / Marketing Analytics
  • Business relevance: HIGH — First SEO platform to ship MCP. Essential for growth/marketing operators.
  • Status: Full integration guide → ahrefs-mcp/index.md

Also Identified (No Guides)

Server Source Relevance Why Skipped
Serena MCP mcpservers.org (Jul 26) Developer Semantic code retrieval + IDE tools. Not business-operator relevant.
Desktop Commander MCP mcpservers.org (Jul 26) Developer Desktop control for coding agents. Not business-operator relevant.

mcpservers.org Sampled Sitemaps

  • Sitemap 1 (priority): 1,190+ entries — top entries filtered above. Also noted: chrome-devtools-mcp (updated Jul 26), sentry-mcp (updated Jul 24), supabase-mcp (updated Jul 24), terraform-mcp (updated Jul 24). All existing or non-business.
  • Sitemaps 2-3: Sampled ~50 entries each. Mostly niche/consumer (anime-mcp-server, paint-master, replicate-minimax-image, etc.). No business-relevant discoveries.
  • Sitemaps 4-6: Not sampled (diminishing returns after sitemaps 1-3).

mcp.so

Homepage SSR scrape showed 8 recent servers. All were either: - Already in catalog (Groundwork, Goalie, Oromi, PLUR) - Previously noted (AptiBuild AI, Medplum) - Not business-relevant (Kavel Image Studio - AI image gen, SecretCarousel - dev tool)

No new business-relevant servers from mcp.so since the cron sweep ~12 hours ago.

Blockers

  • web_search / web_extract: Firecrawl not configured (persistent). Used curl + manual HTML parsing throughout.
  • GitHub API: Not tested this sweep. mcpservers.org sitemaps were sufficient for discovery.

Catalog Update

  • Added guides: stripe-mcp, metabase-mcp, n8n-mcp, apify-mcp, ahrefs-mcp (5 new)
  • Noted: Serena MCP, Desktop Commander MCP
  • Total catalog: 100 servers (+5 from last sweep)
  • Guides written this sweep: 5

Significance Assessment

This was the most consequential sweep in July. Five major platforms — Stripe, Metabase, n8n, Apify, and Ahrefs — all shipped MCP endpoints within a 24-hour window. This represents an inflection point: MCP has crossed the chasm from developer tooling protocol to platform-standard integration layer. The fact that Stripe (payments), Metabase (BI), and Ahrefs (SEO) — category-defining platforms in their respective spaces — chose to ship official MCP servers signals that MCP is becoming table stakes for SaaS platforms targeting AI-agent interoperability.