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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
agent-board
by quentintou
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Last committhis month3 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

agent-board · Summary

Open-source multi-agent task board with Kanban, DAG dependencies, and MCP server integration.

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

agent-board · Use cases

  • Coordinating multiple OpenClaw agents with task dependencies
  • Building multi-step AI workflows with automatic task chaining
  • Managing AI agent teams with audit trails and performance metrics

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

agent-board · Install

git clone https://github.com/quentintou/agent-board.git
cd agent-board
npm install
npm run build
npm start

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-board": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "AGENTBOARD_API_KEYS": "sk-abc123:agent1,sk-def456:agent2"
      }
    }
  }
}
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