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mcp-ts-core
by cyanheads
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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Official
Categories
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
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mcp-ts-core · Summary

TypeScript framework for building MCP servers with auth, storage, telemetry, and multi-platform support.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-ts-core · Use cases

  • Building custom MCP servers with TypeScript for AI agents
  • Creating tools and resources with authentication and multi-backend storage
  • Developing long-running task tools with progress tracking
  • Implementing observability with OpenTelemetry 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

mcp-ts-core · Install

bunx @cyanheads/mcp-ts-core init my-mcp-server
cd my-mcp-server
bun install

For Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.ts"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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