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docs · Summary

MCP Auth provides plug-and-play authentication solution for MCP servers, supporting any OAuth 2.1 or OpenID Connect provider.

everything · Summary

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

docs · Use cases

  • Adding authentication to new MCP servers without implementing OAuth from scratch
  • Securing existing MCP servers by integrating with enterprise identity providers
  • Simplifying compliance with MCP authentication specifications for development teams

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

docs · Install

MCP Auth is currently in documentation phase. Implementation details will be available when the server reaches production readiness. The README indicates it will provide plug-and-play authentication for MCP servers.

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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