excalimate vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
excalimate by excalimate | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 19 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
excalimate · Summary
MCP server that turns hand-drawn Excalidraw diagrams into animated videos with AI-driven creation tools.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
excalimate · Use cases
- AI-assisted creation of animated presentations and explainers
- Automated generation of architecture diagrams with animation sequences
- Real-time collaboration between AI tools and visual design
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
excalimate · Install
Installation
**Quick start:**
npx @excalimate/mcp-server**For Claude Desktop:** Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalimate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@excalimate/mcp-server", "--stdio"]
}
}
}**For VS Code (GitHub Copilot):** Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"excalimate": {
"type": "http",
"url": "http://localhost:3001/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