short-url vs everything

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	short-url by fengzhongsen	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	39	77
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Language	JavaScript	TypeScript
Last commit	5 mo ago	this month

short-url · Summary

A simple open-source URL shortening service with MCP server for AI assistant integration.

everything · Summary

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

short-url · Use cases

AI assistants automatically creating short links when sharing URLs
Teams using AI chat interfaces to generate shareable links for internal resources
Developers integrating short link generation into automated workflows

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

short-url · Install

Installation

Docker (Recommended)

docker compose up -d --build

Manual Installation

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start both frontend and backend
npm start

# Or separately:
npm run start:server  # Backend only (port 3001)
npm run start:client  # Frontend only (port 3000)

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "short-url": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "short-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "API_ORIGIN": "http://localhost:3001",
        "API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key from the service.

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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