mcp-workbench vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-workbench by conductor-oss | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 2 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 34 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 4 mo ago | this month |
mcp-workbench · Summary
A visual debugger and test client for MCP servers with real-time inspection and tool execution capabilities.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcp-workbench · Use cases
- Debugging MCP servers during development
- Verifying protocol compliance and message flow
- Manually testing server tools and resources
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-workbench · Install
git clone https://github.com/conductoross/mcp-workbench.git
cd mcp-workbench
npm install
npm run devOpen http://localhost:5173 to access the workbench.
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