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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp
by taskade
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everything · Summary

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

mcp · Summary

Taskade MCP server provides 50+ tools for project management, AI agents, and workflows integration with AI assistants.

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

  • Automating project management workflows through natural language commands
  • Creating and training AI agents with custom knowledge bases from Taskade projects
  • Streamlining team standups and sprint planning using AI-powered task 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

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taskade": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@taskade/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TASKADE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taskade": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@taskade/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TASKADE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP / SSE Mode (for n8n, custom clients)

TASKADE_API_KEY=your-api-key npx @taskade/mcp-server --http

The server starts at http://localhost:3000. Connect via SSE at http://localhost:3000/sse?access_token=your-api-key.

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