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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
utcp-mcp
by universal-tool-calling-protocol
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everything · Summary

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

utcp-mcp · Summary

A universal MCP bridge that connects AI agents to any native endpoint via UTCP with zero installation required.

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

utcp-mcp · Use cases

  • Integrate custom APIs and services with Claude Desktop without writing MCP servers
  • Create unified tool management interface for various automation workflows
  • Enable dynamic tool registration for different projects with isolated environments

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

utcp-mcp · Install

Installation

Add this configuration to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "utcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@utcp/mcp-bridge"],
      "env": {
        "UTCP_CONFIG_FILE": "/path/to/your/.utcp_config.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Claude Code (CLI):

claude mcp add-json --scope user utcp '{"type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["@utcp/mcp-bridge"],"env":{"UTCP_CONFIG_FILE":"/absolute/path/to/.utcp_config.json"}}'
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