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mcp-stdio-guard
by 1Utkarsh1
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-stdio-guard · Summary

A tool that validates MCP stdio servers by catching stdout pollution and handshake failures before clients encounter them.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-stdio-guard · Use cases

  • Validating MCP stdio servers in CI/CD pipelines before release
  • Debugging protocol issues in MCP server implementations
  • Preventing stdout pollution from breaking client connections

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-stdio-guard · Install

Install from npm:

npm install -g mcp-stdio-guard

Usage:

mcp-stdio-guard -- node ./server.js
mcp-stdio-guard --request tools/list -- node ./server.js
mcp-stdio-guard --scan src --fail-on-static -- node ./server.js

To use in CI:

- run: npx mcp-stdio-guard --scan src --fail-on-static --request tools/list -- node ./server.js

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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