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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mendeley-mcp
by pallaprolus
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everything · Summary

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

mendeley-mcp · Summary

A functional MCP server connecting Mendeley reference library to Claude Desktop and other MCP clients with search, retrieval, and management capabilities.

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

mendeley-mcp · Use cases

  • Search your academic library for relevant papers while writing literature reviews
  • Retrieve complete document details including abstracts directly in conversations
  • Add new papers to your library through natural language commands
  • Browse your folder structure to find specific collections of research

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

mendeley-mcp · Install

Installation

Using pip
pip install mendeley-mcp
Using uv (recommended)
uv tool install mendeley-mcp
From source
git clone https://github.com/pallaprolus/mendeley-mcp.git
cd mendeley-mcp
pip install -e .

Claude Desktop Configuration

Edit your Claude Desktop config file: **macOS**: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json **Linux**: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json **Windows**: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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