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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-manager
by nstebbins
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Last committhis month13 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mcp-manager · Summary

MCP Manager CLI tool simplifies installation and management of MCP servers across Claude Desktop, Cursor and other clients.

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-manager · Use cases

  • Streamlining MCP server installation across multiple AI clients
  • Centralized management of MCP servers for power users
  • Discovering new MCP servers through the CLI search functionality

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-manager · Install

Installation

For users:

pip install mcp-manager

For developers:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/nstebbins/mcp-manager.git
cd mcp-manager

# Install dependencies and development tools
poetry install
pre-commit install  # Install git hooks
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