mcpc vs everything

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	mcpc by micl2e2	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	C	TypeScript
Last commit	11 mo ago	this month

mcpc · Summary

A cross-platform C SDK for MCP implementing tools, resources, prompts and completion with modern C23.

everything · Summary

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

mcpc · Use cases

Building high-performance MCP servers with minimal dependencies
Creating resource-constrained environment MCP implementations
Developing cross-platform MCP tools with native performance

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

mcpc · Install

Installation

Linux, Cygwin, MSYS2, macOS, etc.

Prerequisites:

GNU Make

cd mcpc
make && make tst && make install

Windows CMD/PS/VS

Prerequisites:

Visual Studio
GNU Make (winget install ezwinports.make)

Option 1 (CMD/PS): Open "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt", then:

cd mcpc
make && make tst

Option 2 (Visual Studio): "File" - "Open" - "CMake", "Build" - "Build All"

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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