nav2_mcp_server vs everything

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	nav2_mcp_server by ajtudela	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
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nav2_mcp_server · Summary

An MCP server for controlling and monitoring ROS 2 Nav2 robots through navigation commands and system management.

everything · Summary

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

nav2_mcp_server · Use cases

Autonomous warehouse robots for material transport
Service robots in public spaces for navigation tasks
ROS 2 robotics development and testing environments

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

nav2_mcp_server · Install

Installation

Dependencies

ROS 2 (Jazzy)
fastmcp
Python
uv (optional package manager)

Install with uv

git clone https://github.com/ajtudela/nav2_mcp_server.git
cd nav2_mcp_server
export ROS_DOMAIN_ID=0
uv sync

Configuration for Claude Desktop

{
  "nav2 mcp server": {
    "type": "stdio",
    "command": "uv",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "--directory",
      "/path/to/nav2_mcp_server",
      "nav2-mcp-server"
    ],
    "env": {
      "ROS_DOMAIN_ID": "0",
      "ROS_LOCALHOST_ONLY": "1"
    }
  }
}

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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