hexstrike-ai vs everything

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	hexstrike-ai by 0x4m4	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 8,764	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	58	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

hexstrike-ai · Summary

HexStrike AI is an advanced MCP server that lets AI agents autonomously run 150+ cybersecurity tools for pentesting and security research.

everything · Summary

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

hexstrike-ai · Use cases

Automated penetration testing with AI agents selecting optimal tools and strategies
Bug bounty automation by combining multiple security tools with intelligent analysis
Security research with AI agents discovering and documenting vulnerabilities

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

hexstrike-ai · Install

Installation

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/0x4m4/hexstrike-ai.git
cd hexstrike-ai

# 2. Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv hexstrike-env
source hexstrike-env/bin/activate  # Linux/Mac
# hexstrike-env\Scripts\activate   # Windows

# 3. Install Python dependencies
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

# 4. Start the server
python3 hexstrike_server.py

Claude Desktop Integration

Edit ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hexstrike-ai": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/hexstrike-ai/hexstrike_mcp.py",
        "--server",
        "http://localhost:8888"
      ],
      "description": "HexStrike AI v6.0 - Advanced Cybersecurity Automation Platform",
      "timeout": 300,
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

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

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