Wax vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
Wax by christopherkarani | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 734 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 53 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsDatabase | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
Wax · Summary
Swift-native memory layer for AI agents providing high-performance RAG on Apple Silicon with zero configuration.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
Wax · Use cases
- Persistent memory for AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor
- Local RAG implementation for private on-device AI applications
- Session memory management across multiple AI assistant interactions
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
Wax · Install
Installation
Swift Package Manager
dependencies: [
.package(url: "https://github.com/christopherkarani/Wax.git", from: "0.1.8")
]MCP Server Installation (Claude Code)
npx -y waxmcp@latest mcp install --scope userClaude Desktop Configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wax": {
"command": "wax-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