mcp-server-chatsum vs everything

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	mcp-server-chatsum by chatmcp	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Last commit	18 mo ago	this month

mcp-server-chatsum · Summary

MCP server for querying and summarizing chat messages with database integration.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-server-chatsum · Use cases

Reviewing past conversations to extract key insights
Generating summaries of specific chat topics or time periods
Searching through chat history to find specific information

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-server-chatsum · Install

Installation

Set up environment variables:

Create .env file in the root directory and set your chat database path:

CHAT_DB_PATH=path-to/chatbot/data/chat.db

Install dependencies:

pnpm install

Build the server:

pnpm build

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chatsum": {
      "command": "path-to/bin/node",
      "args": ["path-to/mcp-server-chatsum/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "CHAT_DB_PATH": "path-to/mcp-server-chatsum/chatbot/data/chat.db"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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