Playwright MCP is a tool that lets AI assistants control a web browser by reading the structure of web pages instead of screenshots. It is aimed at developers and people building AI agents that automate browser tasks.
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How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
GitHub MCP Server is a connector that lets AI assistants read and manage GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests and workflows. It is aimed at developers who want their AI tools to work with GitHub.
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How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
MetaMCP is a free tool that combines several AI tool connectors (MCP servers) into one shared link that AI assistants can use. It is aimed at developers and IT people who want to set up and manage those connections themselves.
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How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
None of these match. Try another device.
Help me choose
I want to pick an open-source replacement for Zapier MCP. Below is a list from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0), in the order its website shows it. The order is a starting point, not a verdict.
- Playwright MCP: Playwright MCP is a tool that lets AI assistants control a web browser by reading the structure of web pages instead of screenshots. It is aimed at developers and people building AI agents that automate browser tasks. [Advanced setup; runs on a server you set up; replaces fully; Apache-2.0; https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp]
- GitHub MCP Server: GitHub MCP Server is a connector that lets AI assistants read and manage GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests and workflows. It is aimed at developers who want their AI tools to work with GitHub. [Advanced setup; Windows · Mac · Linux; replaces fully; MIT; https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server]
- MetaMCP: MetaMCP is a free tool that combines several AI tool connectors (MCP servers) into one shared link that AI assistants can use. It is aimed at developers and IT people who want to set up and manage those connections themselves. [Advanced setup; runs on a server you set up; replaces partly; MIT; https://github.com/metatool-ai/metamcp]
Setup rating: "Easy setup" means you can install it like a normal app, use it in a browser. "Advanced setup" means you must run it on your own server or use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Full details: https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/mcp-servers.json
Before recommending anything, ask me these three questions (one at a time, in plain words): 1) Which device or devices will I use it on (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone)? 2) How comfortable am I with technical setup: only installing apps from a store, happy to follow a step-by-step guide, or comfortable with servers and the command line? 3) What is my budget: free only, or willing to pay for hosting or support? Then recommend one to three projects from this list only, and for each say why, using how fully it replaces the app, its setup rating, and the devices it runs on. If nothing on the list fits me, say so plainly instead of stretching.
Before you build
Read the list of open-source projects at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/mcp-servers.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
