congressMCP vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
congressMCP by amurshak | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 30 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 45 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 2 mo ago | this month |
congressMCP · Summary
MCP server providing 91+ tools for accessing live U.S. Congressional data through Congress.gov API.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
congressMCP · Use cases
- Tracking legislative activity on specific issues like climate change
- Analyzing voting patterns of representatives from specific states
- Monitoring committee composition and related legislation
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
congressMCP · Install
- Get a free Congress.gov API key from [api.congress.gov/sign-up](https://api.congress.gov/sign-up/)
- Install the package:
pip install congressmcp- Configure your MCP client (example for Claude Desktop):
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressmcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["congressmcp"],
"env": {
"CONGRESS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}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