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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
terminal_server
by theailanguage
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Last committhis month11 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

terminal_server · Summary

MCP server that enables AI models to execute terminal commands with multiple setup options.

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

terminal_server · Use cases

  • Automating system administration tasks through AI commands
  • Enabling AI to interact with local development environments
  • Building AI assistants that can execute shell operations

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

terminal_server · Install

Installation Options

Option 1: Local Python Setup

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Install Python dependencies
  3. Run the server locally

Option 2: Docker Setup

  1. Build the Docker image
  2. Run the container locally

Option 3: SSE with Docker

  1. Build the Docker image with SSE
  2. Run locally or deploy to cloud platform

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["path/to/server.py"]
    }
  }
}
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