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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-hub
by ravitemer
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everything · Summary

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

mcp-hub · Summary

A centralized hub for managing multiple MCP servers with unified endpoints and dynamic server monitoring.

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-hub · Use cases

  • Organizing multiple MCP servers in a single project to avoid configuration complexity
  • Creating a gateway for MCP clients to access various tools through one connection
  • Managing development environments with hot-reload capabilities for MCP servers

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-hub · Install

npm install -g mcp-hub

Start the hub server:

mcp-hub --port 3000 --config path/to/config.json

Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Hub": {
      "url": "http://localhost:37373/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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