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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-ts
by zonlabs
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LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
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everything · Summary

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

mcp-ts · Summary

A comprehensive TypeScript SDK with Python bridge for implementing MCP servers and clients with multiple storage backends.

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-ts · Use cases

  • Building MCP servers with persistent storage for production applications
  • Integrating MCP functionality into React and Vue applications
  • Connecting local MCP servers to cloud-hosted AI agents

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-ts · Install

Installation

TypeScript SDK

npm install @mcp-ts/sdk

Python Gateway

pip install mcpassistant-gateway

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@mcp-ts/sdk", "server"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TS_STORAGE_TYPE": "memory"
      }
    }
  }
}
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