videocapture-mcp vs everything

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	videocapture-mcp by 13rac1	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	14 mo ago	this month

videocapture-mcp · Summary

Python MCP server for accessing and controlling webcams via OpenCV to capture images and manipulate camera settings.

everything · Summary

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

videocapture-mcp · Use cases

AI assistants need to take photos or view the environment through a webcam
Automated image capture for documentation or analysis purposes
Camera control and property adjustment in AI applications

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

videocapture-mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
OpenCV (opencv-python)
[MCP Python SDK](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/)
[UV](https://astral.sh/uv/) (optional)

git clone https://github.com/13rac1/videocapture-mcp.git
cd videocapture-mcp
pip install -e .

Run the MCP server:

mcp dev videocapture_mcp.py

Claude Desktop configuration (example):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "VideoCapture": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "--with",
        "numpy",
        "--with",
        "opencv-python",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "/ABSOLUTE_PATH/videocapture_mcp.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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