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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
bernstein
by sipyourdrink-ltd
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everything · Summary

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

bernstein · Summary

Audit-grade multi-agent orchestration for CLI coding agents with HMAC-chained audit logs and signed agent cards.

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

bernstein · Use cases

  • Engineering teams running 3+ CLI coding agents in parallel
  • Regulated or on-prem environments requiring audit trails
  • Platform teams needing accountability for AI agent decisions

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

bernstein · Install

pipx install bernstein
bernstein init
bernstein run -g "fix the failing test in tests/test_foo.py"

For MCP server mode:

  1. Install Bernstein via pipx as above
  2. Configure in your MCP client:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bernstein": {
      "command": "bernstein",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Alternative installation methods:

curl -fsSL https://bernstein.run/install.sh | sh  # macOS/Linux
irm https://bernstein.run/install.ps1 | iex     # Windows
pip install bernstein                           # pip
uv tool install bernstein                       # uv
brew tap chernistry/tap && brew install bernstein # Homebrew
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