agentgate vs everything

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	agentgate by agentkitai	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

agentgate · Summary

Human-in-the-loop approval system for AI agents with MCP integration and policy-based decision routing.

everything · Summary

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

agentgate · Use cases

AI agent requiring approval before sending emails to customers
Automated system needing human confirmation before making production changes
Multi-agent coordination where actions need oversight from different teams

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

agentgate · Install

Installation

Install dependencies:

pnpm install

Run database migrations:

pnpm --filter @agentgate/server db:migrate

Bootstrap (create admin API key):

pnpm --filter @agentgate/server bootstrap

Start the development environment:

pnpm dev

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentgate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@agentgate/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AGENTGATE_URL": "http://localhost:3000",
        "AGENTGATE_API_KEY": "agk_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

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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