mcp-memory-service vs everything

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	mcp-memory-service by doobidoo	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 1,848	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	56	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsKnowledge GraphDeveloper Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-memory-service · Summary

Persistent memory service for AI agents with REST API, MCP, OAuth, and knowledge graph functionality.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-memory-service · Use cases

Persistent memory for AI agents across conversation sessions
Multi-agent systems with shared knowledge and inter-agent messaging
Self-hosted alternative to commercial memory APIs with privacy control
Remote memory service for claude.ai browser integration

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-memory-service · Install

# Basic installation
pip install mcp-memory-service

# Start the server
MCP_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS=true memory server --http

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-memory": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_memory_service.server"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS": "true",
        "MCP_STREAMABLE_HTTP_MODE": "1"
      }
    }
  }
}

For remote MCP with claude.ai browser:

MCP_STREAMABLE_HTTP_MODE=1 MCP_SSE_HOST=0.0.0.0 MCP_SSE_PORT=8765 python -m mcp_memory_service.server

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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