Kiln vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
Kiln by codeofaxel | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 18 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
Kiln · Summary
Kiln is an MCP server that lets AI agents control 3D printers to design, generate, slice, and print physical objects.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
Kiln · Use cases
- AI-assisted rapid prototyping from text descriptions
- Automated batch printing with quality monitoring
- Version control for 3D designs with outcome tracking
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
Kiln · Install
pip install kiln3dThen add to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kiln": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "kiln"],
"env": {
"KILN_PRINTER_CONFIG": "path/to/your/config.json"
}
}
}
}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