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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mongodb-mcp-server
by mongodb-js
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everything · Summary

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

mongodb-mcp-server · Summary

MongoDB MCP Server connects to MongoDB databases and Atlas clusters, offering tools for database operations and Atlas management.

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

mongodb-mcp-server · Use cases

  • AI agents querying and analyzing MongoDB databases without direct database access
  • Automating MongoDB Atlas cluster management through MCP-enabled clients
  • Building RAG applications that can access MongoDB data as contextual resources

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

mongodb-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Via NPM (for Claude Desktop)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MongoDB": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mongodb-mcp-server@latest", "--readOnly"],
      "env": {
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "mongodb://localhost:27017/myDatabase"
      }
    }
  }
}

Via Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MongoDB": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MDB_MCP_READ_ONLY=true",
        "-i",
        "mongodb/mongodb-mcp-server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}
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