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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
ChatSQL
by thomasjerard
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DatabaseAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Last committhis month11 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

ChatSQL · Summary

ChatSQL converts natural language questions to PostgreSQL queries using Gemini and FastMCP protocol.

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

ChatSQL · Use cases

  • Business analysts querying databases without SQL knowledge
  • Quick data exploration by asking questions instead of writing queries
  • Educational tool for learning SQL through natural language interaction

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

ChatSQL · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/thomasjerard/ChatSQL.git
cd chatSQL
  1. Create a .env file with your database credentials and Gemini API key:
DB_NAME=chattosql
DB_USER=postgres
DB_PASS=yourpassword
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key
  1. Run the server in one terminal:
./run_server.sh
  1. Run the client in another terminal:
./run_client.sh

To use with Claude Desktop, add to your config.json:

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