kirby-mcp vs everything

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	kirby-mcp by bnomei	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 50	★ 85,748
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Score	45	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	PHP	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

kirby-mcp · Summary

A CLI-first MCP server for Kirby CMS projects that allows inspection of blueprints/templates/plugins and interaction with a real Kirby runtime.

everything · Summary

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

kirby-mcp · Use cases

Inspecting and modifying Kirby project blueprints, templates, and content
Debugging Kirby applications through runtime evaluation and logging
Generating IDE helpers for better autocompletion in Kirby projects

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

kirby-mcp · Install

Installation

From your Kirby project root:

composer require bnomei/kirby-mcp --dev
vendor/bin/kirby-mcp install
vendor/bin/kirby-mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirby": {
      "command": "php",
      "args": ["vendor/bin/kirby-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "KIRBY_MCP_PROJECT_ROOT": "/path/to/your/kirby/project"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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