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esp-mcp
by horw
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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Official
Categories
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra
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LanguagePythonTypeScript
Last commit5 mo agothis month

esp-mcp · Summary

MCP server for ESP32 development that centralizes ESP-IDF commands and simplifies LLM-driven interaction.

everything · Summary

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

esp-mcp · Use cases

  • LLM-assisted ESP32 project setup and configuration
  • Automated ESP32 firmware builds and flashing workflows
  • Streamlined ESP-IDF dependency installation and management

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

esp-mcp · Install

git clone git@github.com/horw/esp-mcp.git

Configure the server in your MCP-compatible chatbot:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esp-run": {
      "command": "<path_to_uv_or_python_executable>",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "<path_to_cloned_esp-mcp_repository>",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IDF_PATH": "<path_to_your_esp-idf_directory>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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