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js
by mcp-auth
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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js · Summary

A Node.js SDK providing plug-and-play authentication for MCP servers using OAuth 2.1 and other RFC standards.

everything · Summary

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

js · Use cases

  • Secure MCP servers by implementing OAuth 2.1 authentication without custom development
  • Quickly integrate with existing MCP-compatible authentication providers
  • Add authentication capabilities to Node.js-based MCP servers in minutes

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

js · Install

npm install mcp-auth

For Claude Desktop integration, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-auth-example": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/your/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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