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minima
by dmayboroda
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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minima · Summary

Minima is an on-premises RAG system with MCP integration for secure local document querying.

everything · Summary

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

minima · Use cases

  • Secure document retrieval for enterprises with strict data privacy requirements
  • Personal knowledge base with local document search capabilities
  • Integration with Claude Desktop via MCP for enhanced AI assistants

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

minima · Install

Docker Installation

  1. Clone the repository and navigate to it
  2. Create a .env file using .env.sample as template
  3. Set required variables (LOCAL_FILES_PATH, EMBEDDING_MODEL_ID, EMBEDDING_SIZE)
  4. Run: docker compose -f docker-compose-mcp.yml --env-file .env up --build

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minima": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path_to_cloned_minima_project/mcp-server",
        "run",
        "minima"
      ]
    }
  }
}

GitHub Copilot Integration

Create or update .vscode/mcp.json with:

{
  "servers": {
    "minima": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "path_to_cloned_minima_project/run_in_copilot.sh",
      "args": [
        "path_to_cloned_minima_project"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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