ILSpy-Mcp vs everything

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	ILSpy-Mcp by bivex	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 33	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	C#	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

ILSpy-Mcp · Summary

A .NET assembly decompiler and analysis tool that exposes ILSpy's capabilities through the MCP protocol for AI assistants.

everything · Summary

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

ILSpy-Mcp · Use cases

Reverse-engineer .NET assemblies to understand their structure and functionality
Analyze third-party libraries to understand their APIs and implementation details
Debug .NET applications by examining the actual code rather than just debugging symbols

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

ILSpy-Mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

.NET 9.0 SDK or higher
MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.)

Install the tool

dotnet tool install -g ILSpyMcp.Server

Update to latest version

dotnet tool update -g ILSpyMcp.Server

Configure for Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ilspy-mcp": {
      "command": "ilspy-mcp",
      "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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