protocols-io-mcp-server vs everything

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	protocols-io-mcp-server by hqn21	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
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protocols-io-mcp-server · Summary

A functional MCP server enabling Claude Desktop to interact with protocols.io scientific protocols.

everything · Summary

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

protocols-io-mcp-server · Use cases

Scientists can retrieve detailed protocols without leaving their AI assistant
Research teams can create and manage protocols through conversational AI
Educational institutions can integrate protocol databases into AI workflows

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

protocols-io-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Quick Start with Docker

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -e PROTOCOLS_IO_CLIENT_ID="your_client_id" -e PROTOCOLS_IO_CLIENT_SECRET="your_client_secret" -e PROTOCOLS_IO_MCP_BASE_URL="https://example.com" --name protocols-io-mcp --restart always ghcr.io/hqn21/protocols-io-mcp:latest

Install via pip

pip install protocols-io-mcp

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "protocols-io": {
      "command": "protocols-io-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PROTOCOLS_IO_CLIENT_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_client_access_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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