everything vs zero-mcp

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	zero-mcp by SNIKO
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everything · Summary

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

zero-mcp · Summary

Zero MCP is a lightweight, zero-boilerplate toolkit for building fast HTTP-based MCP servers with minimal dependencies.

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

zero-mcp · Use cases

Building lightweight tool servers for AI assistants with minimal resource footprint
Creating serverless MCP endpoints for cloud deployments
Developing MCP services for edge computing environments

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

zero-mcp · Install

npm install zero-mcp zod

Example server implementation:

import { McpServer, z } from 'zero-mcp';

const server = new McpServer({
  name: 'calculator',
  version: '1.0.0',
});

server.tool({
  name: 'add',
  description: 'Simple addition tool.',
  schema: z.object({
    a: z.number().describe('First addend'),
    b: z.number().describe('Second addend'),
  }),
  handler: async ({ a, b }) => {
    return [{
      type: 'text',
      text: `The sum of ${a} and ${b} is ${a + b}.`,
    }];
  },
});

await server.start({
  host: '127.0.0.1',
  port: 3000,
  path: '/mcp',
});

console.log('Ready on http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp');

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zero-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/your/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

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