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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp
by xp-forge
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everything · Summary

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

mcp · Summary

PHP implementation of Model Context Protocol for XP Framework with client and server components.

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

  • Building MCP servers in PHP for integration with existing PHP applications
  • Connecting PHP systems to MCP-compatible AI models and tools
  • Creating custom tools and resources for AI workflows using PHP

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

Install via Composer:

composer require xp-forge/mcp

To use as a server in XP Framework:

class Test extends Application {
  public function routes() {
    return new McpServer('com.example.api');
  }
}

To connect to an MCP server:

use io\modelcontextprotocol\McpClient;

$client = new McpClient('http://localhost:3001');
$response = $client->call('tools/list');
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