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ContextOS
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everything
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ContextOS · Summary

A unified MCP context intelligence platform that combines seven foundational repos into a single pip-installable CLI with advanced reasoning capabilities.

everything · Summary

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

ContextOS · Use cases

  • Advanced AI agents requiring contextual reasoning beyond simple retrieval
  • Advertising and marketing systems needing to analyze contradictory data signals
  • Complex document analysis with dynamic freshness requirements

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

ContextOS · Install

pip install contextos

To use with Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contextos": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "contextos"]
    }
  }
}

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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