Model Context Protocol developer tools
Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.
These products provide frameworks, testing suites, servers, and runtime environments built around the Model Context Protocol (MCP). They are used by software engineers and AI developers creating connected agentic workflows and standardized tool-calling interfaces. What distinguishes this cluster is its specific focus on implementing, testing, and securing MCP-compliant systems rather than general LLM application development.
Metrics
- Stage
- crowded
- Recent count
- 145
- Prior count
- 52
- Total count
- 210
- Momentum
- 178.85
- Attention
- 0.49
- Crowding
- 0.77
- Concentration
- 0.82
- Opportunity
- 0.40
Opportunity components
- Attention
- 0.49
- Low crowding
- 0.23
- Momentum (normalized)
- 0.70
- Low concentration
- 0.18
Monthly trajectory
Source split
- github
- 53 (0.37)
- hn
- 43 (0.30)
- ph
- 48 (0.33)
- yc
- 1 (0.01)
Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.36
Similar themes
- security exploits and system hacking tools (0.33)
- systems tools and desktop utilities (0.33)
- open-source hardware and embedded electronics (0.32)
- proxy, dns, and networking tools (0.28)
- ML inference and model optimization (0.28)
- systems utilities and sandbox infrastructure (0.27)
- developer tools and systems infrastructure (0.27)
- low-level systems and developer tools (0.27)
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rmux | HN | 194 | 2026-05-21 |
| Openstatus MCP Health Checker | PH | 207 | 2026-05-30 |
| QApilot MCP for Android | PH | 211 | 2026-09-12 |
| MCP Bridge by Appfactor | PH | 211 | 2026-05-29 |
| Slackbot’s MCP Client | PH | 221 | 2026-06-20 |
| I built a macOS tool for network engineers | HN | 243 | 2026-02-10 |
| Huddle01 VMs | PH | 442 | 2026-05-03 |
| MCP Connectors by Databox | PH | 459 | 2026-09-28 |
| knoweldge-base | GITHUB | 496 | 2026-09-22 |
| Skybridge | PH | 581 | 2026-06-22 |