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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
connector
by OpticLM
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everything · Summary

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

connector · Summary

Abstract interface for LLMs to connect to code analysis tools via MCP and AI SDK implementations.

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

connector · Use cases

  • Enabling AI assistants to navigate and analyze code in IDEs with LSP integration
  • Implementing intelligent code completion and refactoring through AI tool calling
  • Creating AI-powered documentation generation with access to code structure and diagnostics

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

connector · Install

npm install @opticlm/connector

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opticlm-connector": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@opticlm/connector"]
    }
  }
}
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