affine-mcp-server vs everything

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	affine-mcp-server by DAWNCR0W	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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affine-mcp-server · Summary

Comprehensive MCP server for AFFiNE, exposing 84 tools for workspace, document, and database operations over stdio or HTTP.

everything · Summary

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

affine-mcp-server · Use cases

Connect Claude Desktop, Cursor, or other AI clients to AFFiNE workspaces for enhanced document creation and management
Automate database operations in AFFiNE through MCP tool calling in AI workflows
Create remote HTTP endpoints for browser-connected clients to interact with AFFiNE via standardized tools

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

affine-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Install the CLI globally:

npm i -g affine-mcp-server
affine-mcp --version

Or run ad-hoc:

npx -y -p affine-mcp-server affine-mcp -- --version

Docker deployment:

docker run -d 
  -p 3000:3000 
  -e MCP_TRANSPORT=http 
  -e AFFINE_BASE_URL=https://your-affine-instance.com 
  -e AFFINE_API_TOKEN=ut_your_token 
  -e AFFINE_MCP_AUTH_MODE=bearer 
  -e AFFINE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN=your-strong-secret 
  ghcr.io/dawncr0w/affine-mcp-server:latest

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "affine": {
      "command": "affine-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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