Gearsystem vs everything

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	Gearsystem by drhelius	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 367	★ 85,748
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Score	52	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsMedia	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	C++	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

Gearsystem · Summary

Accurate Sega Master System emulator with embedded MCP server for AI-assisted debugging.

everything · Summary

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

Gearsystem · Use cases

AI-assisted game debugging and reverse engineering
ROM hacking and cheat creation with AI guidance
Automated game testing through AI agents

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

Gearsystem · Install

Installation

**Windows**: Download the latest release from GitHub **macOS**: brew install --cask drhelius/geardome/gearsystem **Linux**: Ubuntu/Debian - sudo apt install build-essential libsdl3-dev then build from source

MCP Server Setup

Start with MCP stdio transport:

gearsystem --mcp-stdio your_rom.sms

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gearsystem": {
      "command": "path/to/gearsystem",
      "args": ["--mcp-stdio"]
    }
  }
}

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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