iron-manus-mcp vs everything

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	iron-manus-mcp by dnnyngyen	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	3 mo ago	this month

iron-manus-mcp · Summary

Model Context Protocol server for AI workflow orchestration with 8-phase agent delegation and todo-based task dispatch.

everything · Summary

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

iron-manus-mcp · Use cases

Multi-agent AI systems requiring task decomposition and coordination
API integration and discovery with security protection
Complex project planning and execution with phase-based workflows
Python computational tasks in isolated environments

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

iron-manus-mcp · Install

Installation

From source:

git clone https://github.com/dnnyngyen/iron-manus-mcp
cd iron-manus-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm start

Docker:

docker build -t iron-manus-mcp .
docker run -d --name iron-manus-mcp iron-manus-mcp

MCP Integration: Add to Claude Code:

claude mcp add iron-manus-mcp node dist/index.js

Or add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iron-manus-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/iron-manus-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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