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mcp-search
by caikiji
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-search · Summary

MCP server for web search using SearXNG with privacy-respecting metasearch capabilities.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-search · Use cases

  • Privacy-conscious web search integration into AI assistants
  • Research tool for academic and content creation
  • Automated content collection and analysis

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-search · Install

npm install -g @caikiji/mcp-search

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@caikiji/mcp-search"],
      "env": {
        "SEARCH_URL": "https://search.example.com",
        "SEARCH_AUTH": "user:password"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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