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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
trace-mcp
by nikolai-vysotskyi
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everything · Summary

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

trace-mcp · Summary

MCP server that eliminates AI agent recomputation by building and serving cross-language dependency graphs through Model Context Protocol.

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

trace-mcp · Use cases

  • Analyze impact of code changes across entire codebase
  • Trace request flows from URL to rendered UI components
  • Search and understand past architectural decisions
  • Find usage of specific symbols across both code and documentation
  • Optimize context management for AI coding assistants

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

trace-mcp · Install

Install via npm:

npm install -g trace-mcp

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trace": {
      "command": "trace-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

For advanced usage, see the [official documentation](https://github.com/nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp) for configuration options and desktop app download.

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