excalidraw-mcp vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
excalidraw-mcp by cmd8 | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 4 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 38 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 6 mo ago | this month |
excalidraw-mcp · Summary
MCP server for creating and editing Excalidraw diagrams programmatically with node and edge manipulation tools.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
excalidraw-mcp · Use cases
- Automatically generate and update Excalidraw diagrams based on system architecture documentation
- Collaborate on diagrams by having AI agents modify elements programmatically
- Create visualizations of code structures or system designs directly within AI assistants
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
excalidraw-mcp · Install
Installation
Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalidraw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp", "--diagram", "/path/to/diagram.excalidraw"]
}
}
}Other Clients
- **Cursor**: Add to
~/.cursor/mcp.json - **Claude Code**:
claude mcp add excalidraw -- npx -y @cmd8/excalidraw-mcp --diagram /path/to/diagram.excalidraw - **VS Code**: Add to VS Code MCP settings with type "stdio"
- **Amp**:
amp mcp add excalidraw -- npx -y @cmd8/excalidraw-mcp --diagram /path/to/diagram.excalidraw - **Windsurf**: Add to MCP config
Requires Node.js >= v18.0.0
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