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metamcp
by metatool-ai
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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metamcp · Summary

MetaMCP is a unified MCP proxy that aggregates multiple MCP servers into one with middleware support.

everything · Summary

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

metamcp · Use cases

  • Grouping multiple MCP servers into a single namespace with a public endpoint
  • Remixing MCP servers by selecting specific tools for specific use cases
  • Enhanced debugging and inspection of MCP server configurations

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

metamcp · Install

Installation

  1. **Docker Compose (Recommended)**:
git clone https://github.com/metatool-ai/metamcp.git
cd metamcp
cp example.env .env
docker compose up -d
  1. **Local Development**:
pnpm install
pnpm dev

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metamcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "metatool-ai/metamcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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