create-advanced-mcp-server vs everything

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	create-advanced-mcp-server by bsmi021	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	15 mo ago	this month

create-advanced-mcp-server · Summary

A CLI tool to scaffold MCP servers with web capabilities, TypeScript, and optional database integration.

everything · Summary

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

create-advanced-mcp-server · Use cases

Rapidly start a new MCP server project with modern architecture
Create MCP servers with integrated web APIs and real-time capabilities
Build robust MCP servers with persistent data storage through Prisma

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

create-advanced-mcp-server · Install

Install the CLI tool globally:

npm install -g create-advanced-mcp-server

Create a new MCP server project:

npx create-advanced-mcp-server my-mcp-server

Add to Claude Desktop by configuring the mcpServers entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/my-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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