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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp.zig
by muhammad-fiaz
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
LanguageTypeScriptZig
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everything · Summary

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

mcp.zig · Summary

A comprehensive MCP library for Zig that supports both server and client implementations with protocol compliance.

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

mcp.zig · Use cases

  • Building MCP servers in Zig to expose tools, resources, and prompts to AI applications
  • Creating MCP clients in Zig to connect to any MCP-compatible server
  • Developing high-performance AI integrations with Zig's safety features

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

mcp.zig · Install

Installation

Add to your project using Zig's package manager:

# Latest development branch
zig fetch --save git+https://github.com/muhammad-fiaz/mcp.zig.git

# Zig 0.16.x (recommended)
zig fetch --save https://github.com/muhammad-fiaz/mcp.zig/archive/refs/tags/0.0.4.tar.gz

Then in your build.zig:

const mcp_dep = b.dependency("mcp", .{
    .target = target,
    .optimize = optimize,
});
exe.root_module.addImport("mcp", mcp_dep.module("mcp"));

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zig-mcp": {
      "command": "zig",
      "args": ["run", "path/to/your/server.zig"]
    }
  }
}
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