mcp-starter-template vs everything

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	mcp-starter-template by Git-Fg	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

mcp-starter-template · Summary

A TypeScript template for creating autonomous MCP servers with tools-first architecture.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-starter-template · Use cases

Scaffolding new MCP servers rapidly with proper tool definitions
Creating autonomous agent capabilities that require well-described tools
Building MCP servers that need runtime enabling/disabling of capabilities
Developing tools with comprehensive metadata for agent orchestration

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

mcp-starter-template · Install

Installation

**Clone the repository**

git clone https://github.com/Git-Fg/mcp-starter-template.git
cd mcp-starter-template

**Install dependencies**

pnpm install

**Build the server**

pnpm run build

**Run tests**

pnpm test

Claude Desktop Integration

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-starter-template": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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