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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
godoc-mcp
by mrjoshuak
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Last committhis month2 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

godoc-mcp · Summary

MCP server that provides efficient access to Go documentation to reduce token usage when AI coding agents work with Go projects.

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

godoc-mcp · Use cases

  • Exploring Go projects by discovering packages and their purposes
  • Understanding Go interfaces and API documentation for implementation guidance
  • Efficiently analyzing Go codebases without loading entire source files into context

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

godoc-mcp · Install

Installation

Go Install

go install github.com/mrjoshuak/godoc-mcp@latest

Docker

docker pull ghcr.io/mrjoshuak/godoc-mcp:latest

Claude Desktop

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "godoc": {
      "command": "godoc-mcp"
    }
  }
}

For local projects, set environment variables:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "godoc": {
      "command": "godoc-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GOPATH": "/path/to/go",
        "GOMODCACHE": "/path/to/go/pkg/mod"
      }
    }
  }
}
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