mcp-server-tamplate vs everything

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	mcp-server-tamplate by gustta03	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	3 mo ago	this month

mcp-server-tamplate · Summary

TypeScript template for creating MCP servers with clean architecture and example tools.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-server-tamplate · Use cases

Quickly start building new MCP servers without worrying about boilerplate
Learn MCP server architecture through the provided example structure
Create standardized tools with proper input validation using Zod

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-server-tamplate · Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/gustta03/mcp-server-template.git

cd mcp-server-template

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the server
npm run build

# Run the server
npm start

To use with Claude Desktop:

Copy claude_desktop_config.example.json to claude_desktop_config.json
Modify the path to point to your built server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-template": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/your/mcp-server-template/build/main.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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