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mcp-agent
by joshuaalpuerto
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last commit3 mo agothis month

mcp-agent · Summary

TypeScript framework for building AI agents with MCP tools and workflows.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-agent · Use cases

  • Building conversational AI agents with tools access
  • Creating multi-agent systems with complex workflows
  • Integrating MCP servers 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-agent · Install

npm install @joshuacalpuerto/mcp-agent

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-agent": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["--loader", "ts-node/esm", "/path/to/your/mcp-agent/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

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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