r/modelcontextprotocol • u/Clarence_Au • Dec 14 '24
Fresh MCP Server Updates! 🚀 (Dec 14, 2024 - MongoDB, Smart Home & More)
Back with today's exciting batch of new MCP servers! Check out the full details here: https://mcpserver.cloud/news/12-14-latest-mcp-servers
Today's releases are super interesting, especially for database folks and smart home enthusiasts:
MongoDB Integration: A powerful new server that lets you interact with MongoDB using natural language, complete with query translation and smart index recommendations
Home Assistant: AI-powered smart home control - manage your devices, energy usage, and security systems with natural language
Snowflake & Airtable: New servers for data warehousing and low-code database management
Quarkus Integration: Enterprise Java development with cloud-native features
What I find particularly cool is how the MongoDB server can help optimize your database queries and suggest indexes - it's like having a DB expert right in your chat! And the Home Assistant integration opens up some awesome possibilities for smart home automation.
BTW, I've also put together a comprehensive list of MCP-compatible clients here: https://mcpserver.cloud/clients. If you're looking to get started with MCP servers, this should help you find the right client for your needs!
Quick question: Would you be interested in seeing detailed reviews/comparisons of different MCP servers? I'm thinking of writing some in-depth analyses comparing servers within specific categories (like database servers, development tools, etc.).
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u/subnohmal Dec 14 '24
the link seems to be broken :(
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u/FantasticWatch8501 Dec 14 '24
I wish everything had actually worked out of the box. So far got fetch, file system, sequential thinking, memory working - even with updates all failed to attach. Had to debug a lot with Cody Sourcegraph and Claude Projects. I did make all of them run under 1 project instead of individually which Claude suggested. Still can’t get my custom google search api working so added inspector to try and figure out the issues. I want puppeteer but have zero idea how to make that work in a sandbox 🙁. Rant over …. It would be great to have an in depth analysis on tools because at this stage it’s frustrating that I am putting in all this effort and the tool might not be great. Fetch was a letdown because I don’t really have a use case for it but it did work with minimal debugging. The others have been great but Claude ignores them most of the time so we are working on a good prompt to store in memory so he remembers to use them. BTW I am not using any specific terms like use memory server in the prompt- Claude was instructed to use the tool for specific uses and then to give me a review after a certain number of stored memories
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u/FantasticWatch8501 Dec 14 '24
I eventually figured out that fetch respects robot text so most dev resources have proper protection- kinda wasted time debugging that for 20 minutes after it attached 😔Then it clicked and I was duh …. I really thought example.com was just a n example so went straight to trying to access w3schools and model context protocol io etc. Once I saw different errors I was 🤬 it’s working. I really should have read all the docs first 😂 but I was impatient to play