# MCP Server Tool Counts: Median 11 Across 242 Servers
> Among 242 MCP servers with a documented exact tool count, the median is 11 tools, the 90th percentile is 78, and the largest has 601.
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Last updated: 2026-11-11
Among the 242 MCP servers in the MCPfolio catalog with an exact documented tool count, the median server exposes 11 tools and the mean is 33.3. 116 of them (47.9%) expose 10 or fewer.

## Key findings

- The largest server, Workday via Composio, documents 601 tools. The 90th percentile is 78.
- The most common size band is 1–5: 82 servers (33.9%).
- 388 more servers publish only part of their tool list, 7 build their list dynamically, and 22 have no count. None of these are included in the figures.

## Data

**Servers by documented tool count (242 servers with an exact count)**

| Tools per server | Servers | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1–5 tools | 82 | 33.9% |
| 6–10 tools | 34 | 14.0% |
| 11–25 tools | 58 | 24.0% |
| 26–50 tools | 36 | 14.9% |
| 51–100 tools | 12 | 5.0% |
| 101+ tools | 20 | 8.3% |

**How tool counts are known across the catalog**

| Tool count status | Servers |
| --- | --- |
| Exact count documented | 242 |
| Partial list only | 388 |
| Dynamic (depends on configuration) | 7 |
| Unknown | 22 |

## Method

- Source: the MCPfolio catalog release published 2026-11-11, 659 server listings. Figures update when a new catalog release is published.
- Only servers whose tool count is marked exact are used. Partial, dynamic, and unknown counts are excluded because they would understate or misstate the real number.
- Counts are those recorded on each listing from its documentation sources. A publisher may have added tools since.
- Median is the middle value; the 90th percentile is the smallest count that at least 90% of servers do not exceed.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many tools does a typical MCP server have?

The median is 11 tools, across 242 servers with an exact documented count. The mean is 33.3 because a few very large servers pull it up.

### Which MCP server has the most tools?

Workday via Composio, with 601 documented tools.


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