Context-Engine vs everything

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	Context-Engine by Context-Engine-AI	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 392	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	52	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Svelte	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

Context-Engine · Summary

Context Engine MCP provides semantic search, code navigation, and memory tools for AI coding assistants.

everything · Summary

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

Context-Engine · Use cases

Enhancing AI coding assistants with semantic search capabilities
Navigating complex codebases using symbol graphs and cross-repo tracing
Storing and recalling contextual knowledge across AI assistant sessions

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

Context-Engine · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop Integration

# Add the marketplace (one-time)
/plugin marketplace add Context-Engine-AI/Context-Engine

# Install the skill
/plugin install context-engine

CLI Setup

# Install the MCP bridge
npm install -g @context-engine-bridge/context-engine-mcp-bridge

# Connect your codebase
ctxce connect <your-api-key> --workspace /path/to/repo --daemon

# Run as MCP server
ctxce mcp-serve --workspace /path/to/repo

For other AI assistants, see the [README](https://github.com/Context-Engine-AI/Context-Engine) for specific installation instructions.

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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