help-scout-mcp-server vs everything

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	help-scout-mcp-server by drewburchfield	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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help-scout-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server for Help Scout - search conversations, threads, and inboxes with AI agents.

everything · Summary

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

help-scout-mcp-server · Use cases

Automated customer support response generation with full context
Analysis of customer support patterns across multiple inboxes
Real-time retrieval of customer information during conversations

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

help-scout-mcp-server · Install

Claude Desktop (Recommended)

Download the latest [.mcpb file from releases](https://github.com/drewburchfield/help-scout-mcp-server/releases)
Double-click to install (or drag into Claude Desktop)
Enter your Help Scout App ID and App Secret when prompted

VS Code / Cursor

Add to your MCP client's config file (claude_desktop_config.json, .cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helpscout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["help-scout-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "HELPSCOUT_APP_ID": "your-app-id",
        "HELPSCOUT_APP_SECRET": "your-app-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

npm

npm install -g help-scout-mcp-server

Then configure in your MCP client with the command help-scout-mcp-server.

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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