Everything MCP Server

1# Everything MCP Server
2**[Architecture](docs/architecture.md)
3| [Project Structure](docs/structure.md)
4| [Startup Process](docs/startup.md)
5| [Server Features](docs/features.md)
6| [Extension Points](docs/extension.md)
7| [How It Works](docs/how-it-works.md)**
8 
9 
10This 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.
11 
12## Tools, Resources, Prompts, and Other Features
13 
14A complete list of the registered MCP primitives and other protocol features demonstrated can be found in the [Server Features](docs/features.md) document.
15 
16## Usage with Claude Desktop (uses [stdio Transport](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports#stdio))
17 
18Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
19 
20```json
21{
22  "mcpServers": {
23    "everything": {
24      "command": "npx",
25      "args": [
26        "-y",
27        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
28      ]
29    }
30  }
31}
32```
33 
34## Usage with VS Code
35 
36For quick installation, use of of the one-click install buttons below...
37 
38[![Install with NPX in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-NPM-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=everything&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22npx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22-y%22%2C%22%40modelcontextprotocol%2Fserver-everything%22%5D%7D) [![Install with NPX in VS Code Insiders](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-NPM-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=everything&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22npx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22-y%22%2C%22%40modelcontextprotocol%2Fserver-everything%22%5D%7D&quality=insiders)
39 
40[![Install with Docker in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Docker-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=everything&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22docker%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22run%22%2C%22-i%22%2C%22--rm%22%2C%22mcp%2Feverything%22%5D%7D) [![Install with Docker in VS Code Insiders](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Docker-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=everything&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22docker%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22run%22%2C%22-i%22%2C%22--rm%22%2C%22mcp%2Feverything%22%5D%7D&quality=insiders)
41 
42For manual installation, you can configure the MCP server using one of these methods:
43 
44**Method 1: User Configuration (Recommended)**
45Add 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.
46 
47**Method 2: Workspace Configuration**
48Alternatively, 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.
49 
50> 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).
51 
52#### NPX
53 
54```json
55{
56  "servers": {
57    "everything": {
58      "command": "npx",
59      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
60    }
61  }
62}
63```
64 
65## 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))
66 
67```shell
68cd src/everything
69npm install
70npm run start:sse
71```
72 
73## Run from source with [Streamable HTTP Transport](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports#streamable-http)
74 
75```shell
76cd src/everything
77npm install
78npm run start:streamableHttp
79```
80 
81## Running as an installed package
82### Install 
83```shell
84npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
85````
86 
87### Run the default (stdio) server
88```shell
89npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
90```
91 
92### Or specify stdio explicitly
93```shell
94npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything stdio
95```
96 
97### Run the SSE server
98```shell
99npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything sse
100```
101 
102### Run the streamable HTTP server
103```shell
104npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything streamableHttp
105```
106 
107