mcpls vs everything

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	mcpls by bug-ops	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 34	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	46	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcpls · Summary

Universal MCP to LSP bridge that exposes Language Server Protocol capabilities as MCP tools for AI agents.

everything · Summary

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

mcpls · Use cases

Enhancing AI code analysis with real type information and cross-references
Enabling safe refactoring across entire codebases with symbol renaming
Providing accurate diagnostics from actual compiler errors

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

mcpls · Install

Installation

cargo install mcpls

Or download pre-built binaries from GitHub Releases.

Configure Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpls": {
      "command": "mcpls",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

Install at least one language server:

Rust: rustup component add rust-analyzer
Python: npm install -g pyright
TypeScript: npm install -g typescript-language-server typescript
Go: go install golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest

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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