frontmcp vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
frontmcp by agentfront | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 143 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 49 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
frontmcp · Summary
TypeScript-first framework for building MCP servers with decorators, DI, and Streamable HTTP transport.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
frontmcp · Use cases
- Building production-ready MCP servers with TypeScript type safety
- Creating complex agent workflows with orchestrated tool chains
- Developing skills for agent marketplaces with HTTP-discoverable manifests
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
frontmcp · Install
Installation
**Node.js 24+** required.
# New project (recommended)
npx frontmcp create my-app
# Existing project
npm i -D frontmcp @types/node@^24
npx frontmcp initClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to Claude Desktop config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"frontmcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/your/server.js"]
}
}
}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