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# Everything MCP Server
**[Architecture](docs/architecture.md)
| [Project Structure](docs/structure.md)
| [Startup Process](docs/startup.md)
| [Server Features](docs/features.md)
| [Extension Points](docs/extension.md)
| [How It Works](docs/how-it-works.md)**
This MCP server attempts to exercise all the features of the MCP protocol. It is not intended to be a useful server, but rather a test server for builders of MCP clients. It implements prompts, tools, resources, sampling, and more to showcase MCP capabilities.
## Tools, Resources, Prompts, and Other Features
A complete list of the registered MCP primitives and other protocol features demonstrated can be found in the [Server Features](docs/features.md) document.
## Usage with Claude Desktop (uses [stdio Transport](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports#stdio))
Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
]
}
}
}
```
On Windows, use `cmd /c` to launch `npx`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "cmd",
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
]
}
}
}
```
## Usage with VS Code
For quick installation, use one of the one-click install buttons below...
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For manual installation, you can configure the MCP server using one of these methods:
**Method 1: User Configuration (Recommended)**
Add the configuration to your user-level MCP configuration file. Open the Command Palette (`Ctrl + Shift + P`) and run `MCP: Open User Configuration`. This will open your user `mcp.json` file where you can add the server configuration.
**Method 2: Workspace Configuration**
Alternatively, you can add the configuration to a file called `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace. This will allow you to share the configuration with others.
> For more details about MCP configuration in VS Code, see the [official VS Code MCP documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/mcp-servers).
#### NPX
```json
{
"servers": {
"everything": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}
```
On Windows, use:
```json
{
"servers": {
"everything": {
"command": "cmd",
"args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}
```
## Running from source with [HTTP+SSE Transport](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2024-11-05/basic/transports#http-with-sse) (deprecated as of [2025-03-26](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports))
```shell
cd src/everything
npm install
npm run start:sse
```
## Run from source with [Streamable HTTP Transport](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports#streamable-http)
```shell
cd src/everything
npm install
npm run start:streamableHttp
```
## Running as an installed package
### Install
```shell
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
````
### Run the default (stdio) server
```shell
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
```
### Or specify stdio explicitly
```shell
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything stdio
```
### Run the SSE server
```shell
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything sse
```
### Run the streamable HTTP server
```shell
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything streamableHttp
```
## License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
