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mcp-gateway
by lasso-security
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-gateway · Summary

MCP Gateway is a plugin-based intermediary that orchestrates multiple MCP servers with security features and monitoring capabilities.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-gateway · Use cases

  • Building enterprise-grade AI agents with enhanced security and monitoring
  • Masking sensitive tokens and PII when using MCP servers with LLMs
  • Orchestrating multiple MCP servers through a single gateway interface

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-gateway · Install

Python Installation

pip install mcp-gateway

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "<python path>",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mcp_gateway.server",
        "--mcp-json-path",
        "<path to claude_desktop_config>",
        "--plugin",
        "basic"
      ],
      "servers": {
        "filesystem": {
          "command": "npx",
          "args": [
            "-y",
            "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
            "."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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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