mcp-link vs everything

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	mcp-link by automation-ai-labs	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	14 mo ago	this month

mcp-link · Summary

MCP Link automatically converts any OpenAPI V3 API into a fully-functional MCP server.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-link · Use cases

Convert existing REST APIs to MCP servers for AI agent integration without code changes
Rapidly prototype MCP interfaces for new APIs using OpenAPI specifications
Unify API access across different services through a standardized MCP interface

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

mcp-link · Install

Installation

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/automation-ai-labs/mcp-link.git
cd mcp-link

# Install dependencies
go mod download

Running

# Specify port
go run main.go serve --port 8080 --host 0.0.0.0

Usage in Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openapi-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/sse?s=[OpenAPI-Spec-URL]&u=[API-Base-URL]&h=[Auth-Header]:[Value-Prefix]"
    }
  }
}

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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