melrose vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
melrose by emicklei | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 208 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 49 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | MediaDeveloper Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
melrose · Summary
Melrōse is an interactive programming tool for creating melodies that exposes music composition capabilities through MCP.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
melrose · Use cases
- Composing melodies programmatically
- Live music performance with real-time modifications
- Creating MIDI tracks through code
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
melrose · Install
Install the Melrōse tool following the [Build instructions](docs/install.md). For the Melrōse MCP Server specifically, see [melrose-mcp](https://github.com/emicklei/melrose-mcp) for installation and usage details. To use with Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"melrose": {
"command": "melrose-mcp",
"args": []
}
}
}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