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todo-mcp-server
by idsulik
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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todo-mcp-server · Summary

A minimal Todo MCP server providing basic task management operations through Model Context Protocol.

everything · Summary

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

todo-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Personal task management within AI assistants
  • Demonstration of MCP server implementation patterns
  • Integration with AI workflows for todo tracking

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

todo-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/idsulik/todo-mcp-server.git
cd todo-mcp-server
  1. Install dependencies using uv:
uv pip install -e .

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "todo": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "/path/to/your/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

Alternatively, you can use Docker:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "todo": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "idsulik/todo-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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