appcontrol-mcp-go vs everything

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	appcontrol-mcp-go by AppControlLabs	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	MonitoringSecurityDeveloper Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

appcontrol-mcp-go · Summary

AppControl MCP server provides read-only access to historical resource usage and system security data through natural language queries.

everything · Summary

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

appcontrol-mcp-go · Use cases

Investigate system performance issues by identifying resource-hungry applications
Monitor security events and detect unauthorized access attempts to peripherals
Analyze software origins and publisher information to verify application legitimacy

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

appcontrol-mcp-go · Install

Installation Options

MCPB Package (Recommended for Claude Desktop)

Download appcontrol.mcpb from the [latest release](https://github.com/AppControlLabs/appcontrol-mcp-go/releases/latest)
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Extensions → Advanced Settings → Install Extension
Choose the downloaded .mcpb file and restart Claude Desktop

Standalone Executable

Download appcontrol-mcp.exe from the [latest release](https://github.com/AppControlLabs/appcontrol-mcp-go/releases/latest)
Place in a permanent location
Configure in your AI client's MCP settings

Claude Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appcontrol": {
      "command": "C:/MCP/appcontrol-mcp.exe",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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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