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python-mcp-server-client
by GobinFan
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph
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LanguagePythonTypeScript
Last commit13 mo agothis month

python-mcp-server-client · Summary

A MCP server for querying technical documentation of major AI agent frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex.

everything · Summary

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

python-mcp-server-client · Use cases

  • Retrieve documentation for specific framework features
  • Search across multiple AI frameworks simultaneously
  • Integrate technical documentation into AI agents for accurate responses

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

python-mcp-server-client · Install

Installation

  1. Install UV package manager:
# MacOS/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
  1. Initialize project:
uv init mcp-server
cd mcp-server
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv add "mcp[cli]" httpx
  1. Configure Claude Desktop:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docs-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "<your-project-path>",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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