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mcpm
by MCP-Club
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcpm · Summary

A command-line tool for managing MCP servers in Claude App with package discovery and server control capabilities.

everything · Summary

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

mcpm · Use cases

  • Managing multiple MCP servers in Claude App without manual configuration
  • Discovering and installing new MCP packages from the community registry
  • Controlling server status without having to manually edit configuration files
  • Using MCPM as a meta-server to manage other MCP servers

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

mcpm · Install

Installation

npm install -g @mcpm/cli

Usage as MCP Server

To add MCPM as an MCP server to Claude App:

mcpm add --self

Alternatively, you can manually add it by editing Claude's configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpm": {
      "command": "mcpm",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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