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knowledge-rag
by lyonzin
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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knowledge-rag · Summary

Knowledge RAG is a local-first RAG system with 12 MCP tools for document search and retrieval across 20+ file formats.

everything · Summary

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

knowledge-rag · Use cases

  • Local document search across code repositories, research papers, and knowledge bases
  • Knowledge management for developers with real-time search across project files
  • Research tool for analyzing large collections of documents without cloud dependencies

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

knowledge-rag · Install

Install knowledge-rag via pip:

pip install knowledge-rag

For Claude Desktop, add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knowledge-rag": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "knowledge_rag.server"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Also available via NPM, Docker, and one-line installer.

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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