touchdesigner-mcp vs everything

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	touchdesigner-mcp by 8beeeaaat	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsMediaAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

touchdesigner-mcp · Summary

An MCP server enabling AI agents to control TouchDesigner through node manipulation and Python script execution.

everything · Summary

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

touchdesigner-mcp · Use cases

AI-assisted live visual programming
Automating TouchDesigner project workflows
Generative art creation using AI node manipulation

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

touchdesigner-mcp · Install

Installation

Download the latest release from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/8beeeaaat/touchdesigner-mcp/releases/latest)
Extract the touchdesigner-mcp-td.zip file
Replace your existing touchdesigner-mcp-td folder with the new contents
Remove the old mcp_webserver_base component from your TouchDesigner project
Import the new .tox component
Start TouchDesigner and ensure the WebServer DAT is running

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "touchdesigner": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@8beeeaaat/touchdesigner-mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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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