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CoWork-OS
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everything
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CoWork-OS · Summary

CoWork OS is a local-first personal agentic OS that integrates 44 MCP connectors for comprehensive productivity, coding, and knowledge work.

everything · Summary

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

CoWork-OS · Use cases

  • Integrating MCP connectors to connect enterprise CRM, support and productivity tools into a unified workspace
  • Using MCP-enabled browser automation for web testing, screenshot-based analysis and remote task execution
  • Deploying MCP connectors for file system operations, cloud storage access, and knowledge graph integration

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

CoWork-OS · Install

CoWork OS can be installed via npm for macOS and Windows:

npm install -g cowork-os
cowork-os

For MCP integration, add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cowork-os": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/cowork-os/mcp-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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