The Stack I Actually Run
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The Stack I Actually Run
For reference, here’s what I use:
Filesystem — The reference server covering my Dev directory and a few other locations. Daily use for reading code, checking file contents, finding things.
mcp-fantastical — Calendar access via Fantastical. I ask about my week, check availability, get Claude to draft invites with accurate dates. Would use multiple times a day if I did more scheduling.
Brave Search — Web search for things Claude wouldn’t know from training data. Used when I’m researching something current or want to verify a claim.
mcp-kit — My own server for reusable utilities: storing notes between sessions, looking up tool configurations, a few other things that come up often enough to automate. The kind of personal tooling that doesn’t need to be published but makes daily work smoother.
GitHub — Repository access for when I’m working on code and want Claude to check issues, PRs, or commit history without me switching to the browser.
That’s five servers with around twenty-five tools total. That’s comfortable. Claude can reason about that set without confusion.