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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
markview
by paulhkang94
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everything · Summary

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

markview · Summary

Native macOS markdown preview with MCP server for Claude Code, featuring GFM, Mermaid, and syntax highlighting.

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

markview · Use cases

  • Claude Code users need live markdown preview while writing
  • Developers want to visualize Mermaid diagrams without switching contexts
  • Teams need a native, fast markdown previewer without Electron overhead

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

markview · Install

Installation

Homebrew (recommended)

brew install --cask paulhkang94/markview/markview

Claude Desktop Setup

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markview": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-markview"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code Setup

claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope user markview -- npx mcp-server-markview
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