mcp-rest-api vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-rest-api by dkmaker | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 95 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 47 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsMonitoringWeb Scraping | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
mcp-rest-api · Summary
TypeScript MCP server for testing REST APIs through MCP clients like Cline.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcp-rest-api · Use cases
- Testing API endpoints during development
- Debugging API responses and error handling
- Validating API sequences and request/response formats
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
mcp-rest-api · Install
Installation
Install the package globally:
npm install -g dkmaker-mcp-rest-apiConfiguration
Add to your MCP client configuration (example for Cline):
{
"mcpServers": {
"rest-api": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"C:/Users/<YourUsername>/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/dkmaker-mcp-rest-api/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"REST_BASE_URL": "https://api.example.com",
"AUTH_BEARER": "your-token"
}
}
}
}```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