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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-template-node
by Rethunk-AI
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Last committhis month2 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mcp-template-node · Summary

TypeScript template for Node.js MCP servers with a notes management example.

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-template-node · Use cases

  • Getting started quickly with MCP server development in TypeScript
  • Learning MCP implementation patterns through the notes management example
  • Creating new MCP servers by extending this well-documented template

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-template-node · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:

``bash git clone https://github.com/Rethunk-Tech/mcp-template-node.git cd mcp-template-node ``

  1. Install dependencies:

``bash yarn install ``

  1. Build and run the server:

``bash yarn build yarn start ``

For Claude Desktop integration, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-template-node": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/mcp-template-node/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}
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