FocusRelayMCP vs everything

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	FocusRelayMCP by deverman	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Swift	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

FocusRelayMCP · Summary

MCP server for OmniFocus that allows querying tasks, projects, and tags using natural language.

everything · Summary

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

FocusRelayMCP · Use cases

Daily planning by asking 'What should I do today?' to get filtered results
Project management with queries like 'Show me my stalled projects'
Context switching with questions like 'What calls do I need to make?'

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

FocusRelayMCP · Install

Installation

**Quick Overview:** Regardless of which installation method you choose, you'll need to complete these steps:

**Install the binary** (via Homebrew, manual download, or build from source)
**Install the OmniFocus plugin** (Step 2 below)
**Configure MCP** in your client (Step 3 below)
**Restart OmniFocus** (Step 4 below)

Option A: Homebrew Installation (Recommended for macOS)

If you have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) installed, this is the easiest method:

# Add the tap (once)
brew tap deverman/focus-relay

# Install the MCP server and OmniFocus plugin
brew install focusrelay

Step 3: Configure MCP

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcp": {
    "focusrelay": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["/opt/homebrew/bin/focusrelay", "serve"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Step 4: Restart OmniFocus

osascript -e 'tell application "OmniFocus" to quit' && sleep 2 && open -a "OmniFocus"

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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