everything vs a2a-go

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	a2a-go by TheApeMachine
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Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	this month	9 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

a2a-go · Summary

A2A-Go is a distributed AI agent framework implementing Google's A2A protocol with MCP interoperability.

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

a2a-go · Use cases

Building distributed multi-agent AI systems with specialized roles
Creating automated workflows across different enterprise tools (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Slack)
Implementing secure browser automation with VPN network context switching

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

a2a-go · Install

Installation

From Source

git clone https://github.com/theapemachine/a2a-go.git
cd a2a-go
go build -o a2a-go main.go
./a2a-go --help

Using Docker

docker build -t theapemachine/a2a-go:latest .
docker run -it --rm theapemachine/a2a-go:latest ui

Quick Start

make server  # Start all services
make client  # Run the Terminal UI client

Claude Desktop Configuration

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "a2a-go": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-it", "--rm", "theapemachine/a2a-go:latest", "ui"]
    }
  }
}

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