primitiv vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
primitiv by AI-by-design | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 16 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 42 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
primitiv · Summary
Primitiv creates a single design contract from multiple sources via MCP, ensuring UI agents build consistently.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
primitiv · Use cases
- Ensuring AI-generated UI components match existing design system
- Automating design token validation across frontend projects
- Integrating design tools like Figma with code editors via MCP
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
primitiv · Install
Install via npm or bun:
npm install @ai-by-design/primitiv
# or
bun add @ai-by-design/primitivInitialize with:
npx @ai-by-design/primitiv initThis creates .mcp.json in your project root. For Claude Desktop, add to your config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"primitiv": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@ai-by-design/primitiv", "serve"]
}
}
}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