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dockashell
by anzax
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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dockashell · Summary

DockaShell provides AI agents with isolated Docker containers for persistent shell access, file operations, and audit trails.

everything · Summary

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

dockashell · Use cases

  • Data analysis where agents process files in Python environments
  • Web development with autonomous building of React applications
  • Research assistance with cross-session information tracking

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

dockashell · Install

# Install globally
npm install -g dockashell

# Build setup
dockashell build

# Create and start project
dockashell create my-project
dockashell start my-project

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dockashell": {
      "command": "dockashell",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

**Requirements**: Node.js 20+, Docker running

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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