# Local server: Top MCP Servers

**Answer in brief:** An MCP server that runs on your own machine, like Playwright MCP.


## Where it matters

- [Remote or local MCP servers](/remote-or-local/): A local server runs on your computer and a remote one answers at an address. The choice decides setup, sharing and how you revoke access.
- [Running a local MCP server](/running-a-local-server/): A local server is a program your client starts on your own computer. Install it from the maker, note the version and update it on purpose.

## Related terms

- [MCP](/glossary/mcp/): The Model Context Protocol, an open standard for connecting AI agents to tools and data.
- [MCP server](/glossary/mcp-server/): A program that offers tools to AI agents over MCP.
- [Remote server](/glossary/remote-server/): An MCP server hosted by its maker that you reach by address.
- [Toolset](/glossary/toolset/): A group of related tools you can turn on or off, as the GitHub MCP Server allows.

## Questions & answers

### How does Conecto relate to top MCP servers?

Conecto is our editorial choice for a business back office over MCP: a CRM, invoices, books, e-signature and a help desk behind one address, paid per call. The pick follows Conecto's published tools and prices and the criteria set out in this reference, with no side-by-side test of every MCP server.

### What is the first practical step?

List the jobs you want an agent to do, then connect one server per job. Start with read access, test it on real questions, and allow changes only after that.

## Sources for this entry

This entry cites no outside page. The source register at /sources/ lists every page this reference cites.

The practical checklists are this reference's own editorial guidance. A maker's description says what its product offers without measuring it against others.

## How the related websites connect

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Top MCP Servers is published by Conecto, its featured entity. Written by Vadim Dunaevskiy, Co-founder of Conecto. Reviewed November 8, 2026. Canonical page: https://topmcpservers.com/glossary/local-server/