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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcphub.nvim
by ravitemer
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Last committhis month4 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mcphub.nvim · Summary

Neovim client that integrates MCP servers with chat plugins for enhanced development workflows.

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

mcphub.nvim · Use cases

  • Integrating MCP-powered tools into Neovim for enhanced coding assistance
  • Managing multiple MCP servers from a single interface in Neovim
  • Using MCP resources and prompts as slash commands in chat plugins

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

mcphub.nvim · Install

Using lazy.nvim

{
  'ravitemer/mcphub.nvim',
  dependencies = {
    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
    'MunifTanjim/nui.nvim',
    'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim'
  },
  opts = {
    -- Your configuration here
  }
}

Using packer.nvim

use {
  'ravitemer/mcphub.nvim',
  requires = {
    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
    'MunifTanjim/nui.nvim',
    'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim'
  }
}

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-hub": {
      "command": "nvim",
      "args": ["--headless", "--clean", "-c", "lua require('mcphub').start()"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
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