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mcp_mediator
by makbn
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp_mediator · Summary

Java-based framework that automatically generates MCP servers from existing source code, services, and external tools.

everything · Summary

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

mcp_mediator · Use cases

  • Automatically convert existing Java service classes and methods to MCP servers using annotations
  • Create proxy MCP servers that aggregate tools from multiple remote MCP servers
  • Integrate with Spring Boot applications to expose existing controllers as MCP tools

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_mediator · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

  • Java 17 or later
  • Maven 3.6 or later
  • Spring Boot 3.2.2 or later (for Spring Boot integration)

Maven Dependency

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.makbn</groupId>
    <artifactId>mcp-mediator-api</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop's configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "java_mcp_mediator": {
      "command": "java",
      "args": [
        "-jar",
        "[path to]/mcp-mediator-example.jar",
        "DefaultMcpMediatorStdioExample"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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