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skillz
by intellectronica
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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skillz · Summary

MCP server for loading Claude-style skills as tools in any MCP client.

everything · Summary

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

skillz · Use cases

  • Adding Claude skills to non-Claude AI agents like Codex, Copilot, and Cursor
  • Creating a skills marketplace and directory system (Skills Supermarket)
  • Extending Gemini CLI with Anthropic-style agent skills

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

skillz · Install

Install Skillz via PyPI and configure your MCP client:

pip install skillz

For Claude Desktop, add this to your config.json:

{
  "skillz": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["skillz@latest"]
  }
}

Or using Docker for isolation:

{
  "skillz": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "-i",
      "--rm",
      "-v",
      "/path/to/skills:/skillz",
      "intellectronica/skillz",
      "/skillz"
    ]
  }
}

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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