codebase-memory-mcp vs everything

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	codebase-memory-mcp by DeusData	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 2,363	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	58	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsKnowledge GraphAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	C	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

codebase-memory-mcp · Summary

High-performance code intelligence MCP server that indexes codebases into a persistent knowledge graph with sub-ms queries and 155 language support.

everything · Summary

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

codebase-memory-mcp · Use cases

Large codebase architecture analysis and documentation
Code impact assessment before refactoring
Cross-service dependency mapping in microservices
Dead code detection and optimization
Semantic code search across entire repositories

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-memory-mcp · Install

Quick Start

**One-line install** (macOS / Linux):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh | bash

**Windows** (PowerShell):

# 1. Download the installer
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1

# 2. (Optional but recommended) Inspect the script
notepad install.ps1

# 3. Run it
.\install.ps1

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebase-memory": {
      "command": "codebase-memory-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop
Say "Index this project" to begin

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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