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mcp-governance-sdk
by ithena-one
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-governance-sdk · Summary

A governance SDK adding identity, RBAC, auditing and logging capabilities to MCP servers.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-governance-sdk · Use cases

  • Enterprise deployments requiring strict access controls and audit trails
  • MCP servers handling sensitive data needing compliance with regulations
  • Development teams wanting to add security and governance without rebuilding core MCP logic

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-governance-sdk · Install

npm install @ithena-one/mcp-governance @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod
# or
yarn add @ithena-one/mcp-governance @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod

For Claude Desktop integration, add to the config.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "governance": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["@ithena-one/mcp-governance"]
  }
}

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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