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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
code-pathfinder
by shivasurya
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everything · Summary

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

code-pathfinder · Summary

MCP server for Code Pathfinder, providing AI assistants with access to cross-file code analysis and security scanning capabilities.

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

code-pathfinder · Use cases

  • AI assistants performing security-focused code reviews with cross-file vulnerability detection
  • Development teams using AI to understand complex code data flows and dependencies
  • Security professionals scanning codebases for vulnerabilities through AI-powered interfaces

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

code-pathfinder · Install

brew install shivasurya/tap/pathfinder

Start the MCP server:

pathfinder serve --project .

For Claude Desktop, add this to your configuration.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-pathfinder": {
      "command": "pathfinder",
      "args": ["serve", "--project", "."]
    }
  }
}
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