bridge4simulator vs everything

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	bridge4simulator by AppGram	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 81	★ 85,748
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Score	45	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	—	TypeScript
Last commit	4 mo ago	this month

bridge4simulator · Summary

MCP server controlling iOS Simulator with extensive automation tools for testing and development.

everything · Summary

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

bridge4simulator · Use cases

Automated UI testing of iOS applications using AI to navigate and interact with the simulator
Building automated workflows for iOS app development and testing pipelines
Creating demo videos and tutorials showing how apps work by controlling the simulator

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

bridge4simulator · Install

Installation

Using Homebrew

brew tap AppGram/tap
brew install bridge4simulator

Using Installer

curl -fsSL https://github.com/AppGram/bridge4simulator/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bridge4simulator": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/bridge4simulator",
      "args": ["mcp", "--enable-tools=screenshot"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor/Claude Code

Add to settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/bridge4simulator",
      "args": ["mcp", "--enable-tools=screenshot"]
    }
  }
}

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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