codebase-mcp vs everything

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	codebase-mcp by danyQe	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	7 mo ago	this month

codebase-mcp · Summary

Privacy-first AI coding assistant that turns Claude into a powerful MCP-based development tool with semantic search, memory, and quality-checked code generation.

everything · Summary

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

codebase-mcp · Use cases

Creating new features with auto-formatting and quality-scoped code generation
Refactoring existing code with AI assistance and dependency injection patterns
Continuing development with persistent memory that recalls previous progress and mistakes

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

codebase-mcp · Install

Prerequisites

Python 3.11+
Claude Desktop (or any MCP-compatible client)
Git installed
[uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) package manager (recommended)

Installation

**Clone the repository:**

git clone https://github.com/danyQe/codebase-mcp.git
cd codebase-mcp

**Install globally:**

# Install uv if you haven't
pip install uv

# Create virtual environment and install dependencies
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install formatters globally
pip install black ruff

**Configure Gemini API:**

cp .env.example .env
# Get free API key from: https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
# Add to .env:
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

**Configure Claude Desktop:**

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebase-manager": {
      "command": "/path/to/your/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/codebase-mcp/mcp_server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

**Start the FastAPI server:**

python main.py /path/to/your/project

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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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