agent vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
agent by 1mcp-app | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 438 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 52 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
agent · Summary
1MCP is a unified MCP runtime that aggregates multiple MCP servers into one, offering CLI mode for progressive tool discovery.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
agent · Use cases
- Giving coding agents a stable runtime with a smaller working surface
- Sharing the same MCP inventory across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and internal tools
- Exposing context-specific template servers per repository, branch, or session
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
agent · Install
Installation
- Install 1MCP globally:
npm install -g @1mcp/agent- Add upstream MCP servers:
1mcp mcp add context7 -- npx -y @upstash/context7-mcp- Start the runtime:
1mcp serveFor Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"1mcp": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:3050/mcp?app=claude-code"
}
}
}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