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20 registry resources · 12 mcp servers, 5 tutorials · roadmap: Streaming, Cloud, Agentic Data Engineering, Observability, Python + SQL, Data Processing, Warehousing

What this topic covers

DE//AGENT currently lists 20 resources under mcp: 12 mcp servers, 5 tutorials, 2 references. Everything below is derived from the live registry — counts, capabilities, verification state and security posture come from the curated records, never from marketing copy.

Also present: 1 skill.

What you can learn here

Documented learning objectives across these resources:

7 more objectives live on the individual resource pages.

Where this fits in the learning roadmap

These resources map to stages: Streaming (2), Cloud (4), Agentic Data Engineering (9), Observability (2), Python + SQL (1), Data Processing (1), Warehousing (1). Follow the four-phase roadmap to place this topic inside a progression instead of learning it in isolation.

Compare the registry's options

Every entry, its shape and its trust state — sorted by the registry's composite score. This table is the honest version of a marketing comparison: no sponsored placements, no unverifiable claims.

ResourceTypeDifficultyVerificationScore
Filesystem MCP ServerMCP serverbeginnercommunity flags47.5
Git MCP ServerMCP serverbeginnercommunity flags47.5
Fetch MCP ServerMCP serverbeginnercommunity flags46
PostgreSQL MCP ServerMCP serverbeginnercommunity flags44.5
DuckDB / MotherDuck MCP ServerMCP serverbeginnercommunity flags44.4
DataHub MCP ServerMCP serverintermediatecommunity flags42.2
GitHub MCP ServerMCP serverbeginnercommunity flags41.1
MCP Tool Contract AuditorSkilladvancedcommunity flags40.5
AWS MCP Servers (Labs)MCP serveradvancedcommunity flags38.5
dbt MCP ServerMCP serverintermediatecommunity flags38.2
Kafka MCP ServerMCP serveradvancedcommunity flags37.6
Snowflake MCP Server (Labs)MCP serverintermediatecommunity flags36

8 more in the full list below.

How scores are computed: source quality score.

Where to start

Highest composite score first:

  1. Filesystem MCP Server score 47.5 — beginner
  2. Git MCP Server score 47.5 — beginner
  3. Fetch MCP Server score 46 — beginner

Scores rank provenance, completeness and trust — read how verification works before adopting anything.

Good fits

Cautions and limitations

Security-flagged entries: Filesystem MCP Server (1 flag), Git MCP Server (1 flag), Fetch MCP Server (2 flags), PostgreSQL MCP Server (2 flags), DuckDB / MotherDuck MCP Server (1 flag), DataHub MCP Server (2 flags), GitHub MCP Server (3 flags), MCP Tool Contract Auditor (1 flag), AWS MCP Servers (Labs) (5 flags), dbt MCP Server (4 flags), Kafka MCP Server (2 flags), Snowflake MCP Server (Labs) (4 flags), BigQuery MCP Server (4 flags), Lineage tooling in practice: DataHub MCP and the lineage-graph plugin (2 flags). Flags mean the record declares capabilities like credential use or write access — read the security posture on each page before connecting.

Production use cases

  • Filesystem MCP Server — Reference server that exposes a sandboxed set of directories as readable and (optionally) writable tools. Useful for pipelines that operate on local files. details
  • Git MCP Server — Exposes local Git operations — status, diff, log, commit, branch — as tools, so an agent can inspect history and prepare changes without shelling out blindly. details
  • Fetch MCP Server — Retrieves a URL and converts it to markdown for the model. Commonly used to read documentation during a task. details
  • PostgreSQL MCP Server — Connects an agent to a Postgres database with a read-only query tool and schema introspection. The canonical example of a "database over MCP" server. details

Install and inspect

Real install commands from the registry — read the source before running any of them:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/allowed/dir

Filesystem MCP Server — review first

uvx mcp-server-git --repository /path/to/repo

Git MCP Server — review first

uvx mcp-server-fetch

Fetch MCP Server — review first

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres postgresql://user:pass@host/db

PostgreSQL MCP Server — review first

Further study

Adjacent topics: tutorial (5 shared), review (2 shared), streaming (2 shared), lineage (2 shared), lag (2 shared), security (2 shared).

Study path: the roadmap places this topic in a progression · the scoring model explains the numbers · the trust rule catalog shows every security check these entries passed through.

Full resource list

ResourceTypeScore
Filesystem MCP ServerMCP server47.5
Git MCP ServerMCP server47.5
Fetch MCP ServerMCP server46
PostgreSQL MCP ServerMCP server44.5
DuckDB / MotherDuck MCP ServerMCP server44.4
DataHub MCP ServerMCP server42.2
GitHub MCP ServerMCP server41.1
MCP Tool Contract AuditorSkill40.5
AWS MCP Servers (Labs)MCP server38.5
dbt MCP ServerMCP server38.2
Kafka MCP ServerMCP server37.6
Snowflake MCP Server (Labs)MCP server36

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