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ctxvault
by Filippo-Venturini
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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ctxvault · Summary

CtxVault provides typed memory infrastructure for AI agents with semantic/procedural vault isolation.

everything · Summary

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

ctxvault · Use cases

  • Persistent memory for research assistants across sessions
  • Multi-agent systems with isolated knowledge bases
  • Personal knowledge management with AI agents

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

ctxvault · Install

Installation

**Requirements:** Python 3.10+

**From PyPI:**

pip install ctxvault

**From source:**

git clone https://github.com/Filippo-Venturini/ctxvault
cd ctxvault
uv sync            # creates .venv and installs all dependencies
uv run ctxvault    # run the CLI

**MCP Configuration:** Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ctxvault": {
      "command": "ctxvault-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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