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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
search_docs_mcp
by mostafa-ghaith
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Official
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsSearch
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Last committhis month13 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

search_docs_mcp · Summary

MCP server for semantic search across AI library documentation using Serper API

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

search_docs_mcp · Use cases

  • Search for the latest API documentation in supported AI libraries
  • Keep AI agents up-to-date with recent library features and changes
  • Quickly find specific implementation details from official docs

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

search_docs_mcp · Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mostafa-ghaith/search-docs-mcp.git
cd search-docs-mcp

# Create and activate virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -e .

# Create .env file with API key
echo "SERPER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here" > .env

For Claude Desktop, add this to your config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "search-docs-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/YOUR/search-docs-mcp",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}
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