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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-server
by paperinvest
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everything · Summary

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

mcp-server · Summary

Official MCP server for Paper's trading platform enabling AI assistants to interact with trading APIs.

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-server · Use cases

  • AI assistants helping traders analyze market data and execute paper trades
  • Portfolio management through conversational interfaces with AI
  • Automated trading strategy testing in a risk-free paper trading environment

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-server · Install

Installation

# Global install (recommended for CLI usage)
npm i -g @paperinvest/mcp-server

# Or run with npx
npx @paperinvest/mcp-server --help

Node.js 16+ recommended.

Configuration

Set your Paper API credentials via environment variables (shell or .env).

export PAPER_API_KEY=your_api_key
# Optional override
export PAPER_API_BASE_URL=https://api.paperinvest.io

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper": {
      "command": "paper-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "PAPER_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}
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