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yamcp
by hamidra
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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yamcp · Summary

YAMCP is a workspace manager that organizes and exposes multiple MCP servers through a unified gateway for AI applications.

everything · Summary

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

yamcp · Use cases

  • Organizing multiple MCP servers into themed workspaces for different AI applications
  • Simplifying configuration by exposing multiple servers through a single gateway
  • Centralizing monitoring and debugging of MCP server communications

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

yamcp · Install

# Install YAMCP globally
npm install -g yamcp

# Or use npx without installation
npx yamcp

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yamcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["yamcp", "run", "your-workspace-name"]
    }
  }
}

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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