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annas-mcp
by iosifache
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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annas-mcp · Summary

An MCP server and CLI tool for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive.

everything · Summary

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

annas-mcp · Use cases

  • Searching for academic papers by DOI or keywords
  • Downloading books by MD5 hash for research purposes
  • Accessing public domain and CC-licensed documents through MCP clients

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

annas-mcp · Install

  1. Download the appropriate binary from the GitHub Releases section
  2. Set up environment variables:

- ANNAS_SECRET_KEY: Your Anna's Archive API key - ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH: Download directory path - ANNAS_BASE_URL: Optional mirror URL

  1. For Claude Desktop, add to config:
"anna-mcp": {
    "command": "/path/to/annas-mcp",
    "args": ["mcp"],
    "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH": "/your/download/path"
    }
}

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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