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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
MCP-Nest
by rekog-labs
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Last committhis month2 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

MCP-Nest · Summary

A NestJS module for creating MCP servers with tools, resources, and prompts using dependency injection.

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-Nest · Use cases

  • Building enterprise-grade AI tool servers within existing NestJS applications
  • Creating MCP servers with custom authentication and authorization mechanisms
  • Developing reusable prompt templates and parameterized resources for AI interactions

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-Nest · Install

npm install @rekog/mcp-nest @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod@^4

For optional built-in authorization with TypeORM:

npm install @nestjs/typeorm typeorm

**Claude Desktop Configuration**: Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-nest": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@rekog/mcp-nest", "stdio"]
    }
  }
}
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