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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
zig-mcp
by zig-wasm
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Last committhis month2 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

zig-mcp · Summary

MCP server providing up-to-date documentation for Zig programming language standard library and builtin functions.

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

zig-mcp · Use cases

  • AI assistants helping with Zig programming can access accurate, version-specific documentation
  • Developers working with Zig can get real-time information about standard library functions and builtin functions
  • Code generation and completion tools can leverage accurate Zig documentation for better suggestions

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

zig-mcp · Install

Installation

Claude Code

Using npx (Node.js)

claude mcp add zig-docs -- npx -y zig-mcp@latest

Using bunx (Bun)

claude mcp add zig-docs -- bunx zig-mcp@latest

Claude Desktop

Add this JSON configuration to your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zig-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "zig-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Remote Documentation (Optional)

For downloading documentation from ziglang.org:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zig-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "zig-mcp@latest", "--doc-source", "remote", "--version", "master"]
    }
  }
}
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