Database of the Official MCP Registry

This project populates a local SQLite database with server information from the official Model Context Protocol (MCP) registry API.

Overview

See the live github page: https://rosmur.github.io/official-mcp-registry-database/

Usage

You can interactively view the database through Datasette here The database is set to be updated daily at midnight UTC.

Project Structure

This is intended to be a very lightweight project with minimal code.

• schema.sql: Defines the database schema for servers and repositories tables, along with views for server counts.
• populate_db.py: A Python script that fetches server data from the official MCP registry API and populates the database.
• official_mcp_registry.db: The SQLite database file generated by populate_db.py.

Setup

If you wish to run this locally, setup as below

1. Install:

   git clone https://github.com/rosmur/official-mcp-registry-database.git
   cd official-mcp-registry-database
   uv sync # Requires uv package manager

2. Run the Population Script:

   python populate_db.py

   This script will:

   • Remove any existing official_mcp_registry.db file. PENDING CHANGE TO ONLY UPDATE.
   • Create the database tables based on schema.sql.
   • Fetch server data from https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers with pagination.
   • Populate the servers and repositories tables.