mcp-guardian vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-guardian by eqtylab | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 199 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 46 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SecurityDeveloper ToolsMonitoring | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 9 mo ago | this month |
mcp-guardian · Summary
MCP Guardian is a security and management proxy for MCP servers, providing real-time control and monitoring.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcp-guardian · Use cases
- Security monitoring and approval of MCP tool calls before execution
- Managing and switching between multiple MCP server configurations
- Logging and auditing all MCP server activity for compliance and debugging
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-guardian · Install
Installation
Linux/macOS
- Install nix: https://nixos.org/download/
- Enable nix flakes:
``bash sudo sh -c 'echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" >> /etc/nix/nix.conf' ``
- Enter dev shell:
``bash nix develop ``
- Build project:
``bash just build-release ``
Windows
- Install git with symlink support
- Install rustup: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
- Install nodejs
- Install yarn:
npm install --global yarn - Install Visual Studio with C++ development packages
- Install just:
cargo install just - Build project:
``bash just build-release ``
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