deepseek-mcp-server vs everything

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	deepseek-mcp-server by DMontgomery40	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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deepseek-mcp-server · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server exposing DeepSeek V4 API tools for chat completions, model listing, and balance checking.

everything · Summary

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

deepseek-mcp-server · Use cases

Integrating DeepSeek models into AI assistants and workflows through MCP
Building applications with function calling and reasoning capabilities
Managing and monitoring DeepSeek API usage and account balance

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

deepseek-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Local Stdio

DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your-api-key" npx -y deepseek-mcp-server

Docker

docker pull docker.io/dmontgomery40/deepseek-mcp-server:0.5.0
docker run --rm -i -e DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your-api-key" docker.io/dmontgomery40/deepseek-mcp-server:0.5.0

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "deepseek-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Remote Hosted

codex mcp add deepseek --url https://deepseek-mcp.ragweld.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var DEEPSEEK_MCP_AUTH_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

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