mcp-starter vs everything

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	mcp-starter by instructa	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 37	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	35	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	12 mo ago	this month

mcp-starter · Summary

A TypeScript starter template for building MCP servers with support for stdio, HTTP, and SSE protocols.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-starter · Use cases

Quickly prototype a new MCP server for custom tools
Create an MCP server with HTTP transport for remote access
Integrate MCP functionality into existing TypeScript applications

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-starter · Install

Installation

Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/instructa/mcp-starter.git
cd mcp-starter

Install dependencies

npm install

Run the server

# For stdio (default)
node ./bin/cli.mjs --stdio

# For HTTP
node ./bin/cli.mjs --http --port 4200

Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-starter-mcp-stdio": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["./bin/cli.mjs", "--stdio"]
    }
  }
}

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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