Developer tools including CLIs, SDKs, debuggers, and scaffolding tools for building AI-powered applications.
465 tools
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This page currently includes 465 tools in the category, making it useful for shortlisting open-source options, comparing popular projects, and building an initial evaluation set before deeper product testing.
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| dbxMost PopularEssential | 20 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 70+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dameng. Built-in AI, MCP Server, CLI, desktop and Docker. | 轻量级跨平台数据库管理工具,支持 MySQL、PostgreSQL、SQLite、Redis、MongoDB、达梦等 70+ 数据库,提供桌面端、Docker、CLI、内置 AI 助手和 MCP Server。 | Dev Tooling | ★ 18.9k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-10 |
| fastmcpMost PopularDev Tooling··· | 🚀 The fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clients. | Dev Tooling | ★ 27.6k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-10 |
| MCP-Chinese-Getting-Started-GuideTrending | Model Context Protocol(MCP) 编程极速入门 | Dev Tooling | ★ 3.6k | — | 2025-04-23 |
| agent-protocolTrendingEssential | Common interface for interacting with AI agents. The protocol is tech stack agnostic - you can use it with any framework for building agents. | Dev Tooling | ★ 1.5k | MIT | 2025-04-08 |
| mcp-useTrending | mcp-use is the easiest way to interact with mcp servers with custom agents | Dev Tooling | ★ 10.6k | MIT | 2026-09-10 |
| damlTrendingEssential | The Daml smart contract language | Dev Tooling | ★ 915 | — | 2026-09-10 |
| magic-mcpTrending | It's like v0 but in your Cursor/WindSurf/Cline. 21st dev Magic MCP server for working with your frontend like Magic | Dev Tooling | ★ 5.8k | MIT | 2026-09-09 |
| tabularisTrending | Open-source database client for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and SQLite with SQL notebooks, visual EXPLAIN, AI and MCP built in. Hackable with plugins. | Dev Tooling | ★ 4.9k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-10 |
| mockserver-monorepoTrendingEssential | MockServer is an HTTP(S) mock server and proxy for testing that lets you mock APIs, inspect and modify live traffic, and inject failures. It supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, gRPC, WebSockets, TCP and more on a single port, with additional support for HTTP/3, message brokers, and AI/LLM APIs. | Dev Tooling | ★ 5.0k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-10 |
| wsl2-distro-managerTrendingEssential | GUI for the Windows Subsystem for Linux — and native Linux/macOS VMs on Mac. Install, back up, move and configure distros without CLI flags; AI assistant with tools, MCP server for agents, remote WSL over SSH. | Dev Tooling | ★ 4.0k | NOASSERTION | 2026-09-10 |
| x64dbg-mcp-serverTrendingEssential | x64dbg-MCP Server is a native MCP (Model Context Protocol) plugin for x64dbg that exposes the debugger's full functionality over HTTP. Connect any MCP-compatible AI assistant and control x64dbg programmatically: set breakpoints, step through code, read memory, dump registers, and more. Built with Zig — zero dependencies, single-binary output, cros | Dev Tooling | ★ 1.9k | MIT | 2026-09-10 |
| java-sdkEssential | The official Java SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients. Maintained in collaboration with Spring AI | Dev Tooling | ★ 3.7k | MIT | 2026-09-09 |
| php-sdkTrendingEssential | The official PHP SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients. Maintained in collaboration with The PHP Foundation. | Dev Tooling | ★ 1.6k | NOASSERTION | 2026-09-08 |
| rust-sdkTrendingEssential | The official Rust SDK for the Model Context Protocol | Dev Tooling | ★ 3.9k | NOASSERTION | 2026-09-10 |
| whodbTrending | Where data access meets operational intelligence | Dev Tooling | ★ 5.0k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-10 |
| js-reverse-mcpTrending | AI Agent-first JS 逆向 MCP Server:有头 Chrome 调试、断点、网络/WebSocket 分析、Patchright 反检测,可选 CloakBrowser。 | Dev Tooling | ★ 2.7k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-03 |
| sceneviewEssentialTrending | 3D & AR SDK for Android (Jetpack Compose + Filament), iOS (SwiftUI + RealityKit), and Web. AI-first: llms.txt, MCP server, Copilot/Cursor rules. The only Compose-native 3D library. | Dev Tooling | ★ 1.3k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-10 |
| rocketmq-rustTrendingEssential | 🚀Apache RocketMQ build in Rust🦀. Faster, safer, and with lower memory usage. ⭐ Star to support our work❤️! | Dev Tooling | ★ 1.5k | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-10 |
| kotlin-sdkTrendingEssential | The official Kotlin SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients. Maintained in collaboration with JetBrains | Dev Tooling | ★ 1.4k | NOASSERTION | 2026-09-10 |
| sourceyTrendingHidden Gem | Precision documentation from OpenAPI, MCP, Doxygen, and Markdown guides. Static HTML you own. | Dev Tooling | ★ 1.4k | AGPL-3.0 | 2026-09-10 |