altk-evolve vs everything

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	altk-evolve by AgentToolkit	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	46	77
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
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altk-evolve · Summary

Evolve provides AI agents with memory and learning capabilities through MCP server integration.

everything · Summary

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

altk-evolve · Use cases

Enhance coding assistants with learning capabilities from past interactions
Create knowledge-sharing systems for AI agents across teams
Improve reliability of AI agents on complex multi-step tasks

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

altk-evolve · Install

Installation

Prerequisites:

Python 3.12 or higher
uv (recommended) or pip

From Source:

git clone https://github.com/agenttoolkit/altk-evolve.git
cd altk-evolve
uv venv --python=3.12 && source .venv/bin/activate
uv sync
# Build the UI
cd frontend/ui
npm ci && npm run build
cd ../..

From PyPI:

pip install altk-evolve

Configuration

For direct OpenAI usage:

export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...

Running Services

Start the Web UI and MCP server:

uv run evolve-mcp

The Web UI can be accessed from: http://127.0.0.1:8000/ui/

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "evolve": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "evolve-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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