otel-server vs everything

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	otel-server by cruz-andr	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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otel-server · Summary

MCP server for Docker container inspection and OpenTelemetry trace querying via Jaeger with built-in security features.

everything · Summary

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

otel-server · Use cases

AI agents autonomously troubleshooting Docker container issues by checking status and logs
Monitoring system resource utilization to detect potential OOM risks before they occur
Investigating distributed system issues by querying and visualizing OpenTelemetry traces

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

otel-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js v22 or higher
Docker (running locally)
Jaeger (optional, running locally or accessible via HTTP API)

Build Instructions

git clone https://github.com/cruz-andr/otel-server.git
cd otel-server
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Configure via environment variables by copying .env.example to .env or passing them through your MCP client.

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "otel-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/otel-server/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Hosted Server

claude mcp add --transport http otel-server https://otel-server.fly.dev/mcp

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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