everything vs template-mcp-server

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	template-mcp-server by redhat-data-and-ai
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 54
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Score	77	48
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsOps & InfraAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	this month

everything · Summary

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

template-mcp-server · Summary

A production-ready Python template for building MCP servers with FastMCP, FastAPI, OAuth, and deployment examples.

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

template-mcp-server · Use cases

Rapidly deploy new MCP servers using proven patterns
Create custom MCP tools for specific domain applications
Implement secure MCP services with OAuth authentication

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

template-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/redhat-data-and-ai/template-mcp-server
cd template-mcp-server
make install        # creates venv, installs deps + pre-commit hooks
make local          # starts server on localhost:5001

Manual Setup

# Create venv and install
uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
pre-commit install

# Configure and run
cp .env.example .env
template-mcp-server

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "template-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "template-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_HOST": "localhost",
        "MCP_PORT": "5001"
      }
    }
  }
}

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