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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
radar
by skyhook-io
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everything · Summary

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

radar · Summary

Radar is a Kubernetes UI with built-in MCP server for AI assistants to query cluster resources.

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

radar · Use cases

  • AI assistants querying Kubernetes cluster resources and topology
  • GitOps operations through AI assistants using MCP tools
  • AI-powered cluster monitoring and diagnostics

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

radar · Install

# Install Radar
brew install skyhook-io/tap/radar

# Run Radar
kubectl radar

To use with Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radar": {
      "command": "radar",
      "args": ["--no-browser", "--no-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
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