go-mcp vs everything

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	go-mcp by dstotijn	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	12 mo ago	this month

go-mcp · Summary

A Go library for implementing MCP servers with protocol support, type-safe handlers, and validation.

everything · Summary

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

go-mcp · Use cases

Building MCP servers in Go for enterprise AI applications
Creating Go-based clients to interact with MCP services
Implementing custom MCP tools with strong typing and validation

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

go-mcp · Install

Installation

go get github.com/dstotijn/go-mcp

For Claude Desktop integration, add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "go-mcp": {
      "command": "go",
      "args": ["run", "github.com/dstotijn/go-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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