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mcp-openapi-schema-explorer
by kadykov
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-openapi-schema-explorer · Summary

An MCP server for token-efficient exploration of OpenAPI/Swagger specs via MCP Resource Templates.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-openapi-schema-explorer · Use cases

  • Exploring large API documentation without context window limitations
  • Analyzing API endpoints and parameters programmatically
  • Generating client code or documentation snippets based on API specs

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-openapi-schema-explorer · Install

Installation

For Claude Desktop, add the following to your config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "My API Spec (npx)": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-openapi-schema-explorer@latest",
        "<path-or-url-to-spec>",
        "--output-format",
        "yaml"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Replace <path-or-url-to-spec> with your API specification file path or URL.

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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