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MCP Server Weekly: New Servers Discovered — Apr 18, 2026

This week's scan found new MCP servers. The Protodex index now covers 2,013+ servers across 13 categories. See what's trending and new.

weekly, trending, new-servers

Claude Code vs Goose vs nanobot vs pi-mono — Which AI Coding Agent Should You Use?

There are now 7+ open-source AI coding agents with 30K+ stars each. I've used all of them on real projects. Here's when each one makes sense. The Quick Answer | If you want... | Use this | |-----

ai, agents, productivity

I Tested 5 Browser MCP Servers — Here's Which One to Use for Your Project

There are 87 browser/web MCP servers on [Protodex](https://protodex.io/category/browser-web.html). I tested the top 5 to figure out when to use each one. Short version: it depends on whether you're te

mcp, ai, webdev

How to Use Context7 MCP Server — Up-to-Date Docs for Every Library in Your AI Editor

Every AI coding assistant has the same problem: stale training data. You ask Claude to help with Next.js 15 and it gives you Next.js 13 patterns. You ask about the latest Prisma syntax and get depreca

mcp, claude, ai

Which Database MCP Server Should You Use? I Compared the Top 6

Your AI assistant can now query your database directly. No more copy-pasting SQL results into chat. But there are 183 database MCP servers — which one actually works for YOUR stack? I tested the top

mcp, database, postgres

Playwright MCP Server — Let Your AI Control a Real Browser (29K Stars)

Microsoft's Playwright MCP server gives your AI assistant a real browser. Not a screenshot parser — actual browser control. Navigate pages, fill forms, click buttons, extract data. 29.3K stars and it'

mcp, playwright, testing

nanobot: The 39K-Star AI Agent That Does What Claude Code Does in 99% Less Code

nanobot just crossed 39K stars on GitHub. It's from HKU's Data Science lab and it positions itself as the "ultra-lightweight personal AI agent." I spent a day with it to figure out if that claim holds

ai, agents, python