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MCP ecosystem explodes with 13K+ servers, 97M SDK downloads

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem is experiencing rapid growth, with over 13,000 servers registered on npm and GitHub as of May 2026. Monthly SDK downloads have tripled in six months to 97 million, and new server registrations show a 400% year-over-year increase. Official Anthropic servers alone are seeing 48,500 downloads per month for their filesystem capabilities. To address discovery challenges within this expanding ecosystem, a new tool, `mcp-hub`, has been developed, offering simplified commands for searching and installing MCP servers. AI

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MCP ecosystem explodes with 13K+ servers, 97M SDK downloads

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · GrahamduesCN ·

    MCP in 2026: The numbers behind the ecosystem explosion

    <p>I spent an afternoon digging through the MCP ecosystem numbers. Here is what I found.</p> <h2> The numbers </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>13,000+ MCP servers</strong> on npm and GitHub (as of May 2026)</li> <li> <strong>97 million monthly SDK downloads</strong> — that is 3x from 6 mo…

  2. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · GrahamduesCN ·

    MCP in 2026: The numbers behind the ecosystem explosion

    <p>I spent an afternoon digging through the MCP ecosystem numbers. Here is what I found.</p> <h2> The numbers </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>13,000+ MCP servers</strong> on npm and GitHub (as of May 2026)</li> <li> <strong>97 million monthly SDK downloads</strong> — that is 3x from 6 mo…

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