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mcp-server-node
by lucianoayres
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
Last commit9 mo agothis month

mcp-server-node · Summary

A Node.js MCP server implementation with simple math tools and environment variable retrieval.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-server-node · Use cases

  • Adding mathematical capabilities to AI development environments
  • Providing secure API key retrieval for applications
  • Demonstrating MCP server implementation patterns for Node.js developers

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-server-node · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone <repository_url>
cd <repository_directory>
  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Run the server with MCP Inspector:
npm run inspector

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "node-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server-node/mcp-server.js"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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