code-context-engine vs everything

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	code-context-engine by elara-labs	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 120	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	47	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

code-context-engine · Summary

Local MCP server that indexes codebases to reduce AI token consumption by 94% through semantic search and compression.

everything · Summary

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

code-context-engine · Use cases

Reduce Claude Code and other AI coding assistant costs by up to 94%
Maintain cross-session memory and context for AI coding agents
Keep code private with local indexing instead of cloud solutions

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

code-context-engine · Install

# Install with uv
uv tool install code-context-engine

# Or with pipx
pipx install code-context-engine

# Initialize your project
cd /path/to/your/project
cce init                              # or: cce init --agent all

For Claude Desktop integration, add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-context-engine": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "code-context-engine", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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