nps-explorer-mcp-server vs everything

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	nps-explorer-mcp-server by Kyle-Ski	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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nps-explorer-mcp-server · Summary

An MCP server for U.S. national parks data, providing park info, trails, alerts, events, and weather forecasts via API integrations.

everything · Summary

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

nps-explorer-mcp-server · Use cases

Planning a national park visit with up-to-date weather and trail conditions
Discovering events and alerts at various national parks
Finding campgrounds and recreation areas near specific locations

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

nps-explorer-mcp-server · Install

Installation

**Clone the repo**

git clone https://github.com/Kyle-Ski/nps-explorer-mcp-server.git
cd nps-explorer-mcp-server

**Set up API keys**

Get API keys for National Park Service API, Recreation.gov API, and Weather API
Create a GitHub OAuth App
Copy .dev.vars.example to .dev.vars and populate with your secrets

**Install dependencies**

npm i

**Run locally**

npm start

**Deploy to Cloudflare Workers**

npm run deploy

**Claude Desktop Configuration:** Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nps-explorer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/inspector", "connect", "https://your-subdomain.workers.dev"]
    }
  }
}

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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