context-lens vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
context-lens by cornelcroi | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 22 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 42 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SearchDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 6 mo ago | this month |
context-lens · Summary
Semantic search knowledge base for MCP-enabled AI assistants that indexes local files or GitHub repos using LanceDB vector storage.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
context-lens · Use cases
- Indexing codebases to quickly understand complex projects and answer specific questions about implementation
- Analyzing documentation and contracts to find specific clauses and terms across multiple documents
- Building knowledge bases from GitHub repositories to enable AI assistants to understand open source projects
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-lens · Install
Installation
Context Lens is available via PyPI and can be installed with:
pip install context-lensClaude Desktop Setup
Add to Claude Desktop configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"context-lens": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["context-lens"]
}
}
}Cursor Setup
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"context-lens": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["context-lens"]
}
}
}Other MCP Clients
For any MCP-compatible client:
{
"mcpServers": {
"context-lens": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["context-lens"]
}
}
}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