template-mcp-server vs everything

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	template-mcp-server by mcpdotdirect	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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template-mcp-server · Summary

A starter template for building MCP servers with FastMCP supporting both stdio and HTTP transports.

everything · Summary

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

template-mcp-server · Use cases

Quickly bootstrap new MCP server projects with minimal setup
Create team-shared MCP tools using HTTP transport
Develop personal productivity tools with stdio transport

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

template-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Create a new MCP server project using npx or npm:

# with npx
npx @mcpdotdirect/create-mcp-server

# Or with npm
npm init @mcpdotdirect/mcp-server

After creating your project, install dependencies:

npm install

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npm",
      "args": ["start"]
    }
  }
}

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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