mcp-forge vs everything

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	mcp-forge by achetronic	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 90	★ 85,748
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Score	47	77
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Categories	Developer ToolsSecurityOps & Infra	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	4 mo ago	this month

mcp-forge · Summary

Production-ready MCP server template in Go with OAuth authentication and deployment examples.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-forge · Use cases

Building secure MCP servers with OAuth authentication for enterprise deployments
Creating custom MCP tools and resources in Go with minimal setup
Deploying MCP servers to Kubernetes with Helm charts

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-forge · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/achetronic/mcp-forge.git
cd mcp-forge

Prerequisites:

Go 1.24+

Run the server:

make run

For local development with Claude Desktop, use either stdio or HTTP mode as described in the README.

Claude Desktop Configuration (HTTP mode)

// file: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-proxy-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:8080/mcp",
        "--transport",
        "http-only",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer ${JWT}",
        "--header",
        "X-Validated-Jwt: ${JWT}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JWT": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6..."
      }
    }
  }
}

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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