actual-mcp-server vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
actual-mcp-server by agigante80 | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 15 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 44 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | FinanceProductivityAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
actual-mcp-server · Summary
MCP server connecting Claude Desktop/LibreChat/LobeChat to Actual Budget with 63 tools for natural-language financial management.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
actual-mcp-server · Use cases
- Natural language budget management and transaction creation
- Spending analysis and financial insights without leaving the chat interface
- Multi-user budget management with secure authentication
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
actual-mcp-server · Install
Docker Installation (Recommended)
docker run -d \
--name actual-mcp-server-backend \
-p 3600:3600 \
-e ACTUAL_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:5006 \
-e ACTUAL_PASSWORD=your_password \
-e ACTUAL_BUDGET_SYNC_ID=your_sync_id \
-e MCP_SSE_AUTHORIZATION=your_secret_token \
-v actual-mcp-data:/data \
ghcr.io/agigante80/actual-mcp-server:latestClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"actual-budget": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "actual-mcp-server", "--stdio"],
"env": {
"ACTUAL_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:5006",
"ACTUAL_PASSWORD": "your_actual_password",
"ACTUAL_BUDGET_SYNC_ID": "your-sync-id-here",
"MCP_BRIDGE_DATA_DIR": "/absolute/path/to/data-dir"
}
}
}
}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