generator vs everything

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	generator by context-hub	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 321	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	50	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsFile System	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	PHP	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

generator · Summary

CTX is an MCP server providing AI access to read, write, and analyze code across projects with custom tools.

everything · Summary

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

generator · Use cases

Enable AI assistants to explore, understand and modify code across multiple projects
Automate development tasks like running tests, deployments, and code analysis
Generate comprehensive context documents for code reviews and documentation

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

generator · Install

Install CTX:

**Linux / WSL:**

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/context-hub/generator/main/download-latest.sh | sh

**Windows:**

powershell -c "& ([ScriptBlock]::Create((irm 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/context-hub/generator/main/download-latest.ps1'))) -AddToPath"

Connect to Claude Desktop:

ctx mcp:config

Or add manually to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ctx": {
      "command": "ctx",
      "args": [
        "server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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