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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp
by sockeon
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Last committhis month1 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mcp · Summary

PHP-based MCP server providing modular tools, resources, and prompts for Sockeon framework development.

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 · Use cases

  • Generating scaffolded Sockeon components like controllers and examples
  • Configuring server settings such as rate limiting, CORS, and reverse proxy
  • Setting up real-time features like WebSocket handlers and room management

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 · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/sockeon/mcp.git
cd mcp
  1. Install dependencies:
composer install
  1. Run the MCP server:
php public/server.php

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sockeon": {
      "command": "php",
      "args": ["public/server.php"]
    }
  }
}
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