director vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
director by fdmtl | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 478 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 51 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
director · Summary
Director is a local-first platform for creating and managing MCP playbooks that enhance AI agents with new skills and capabilities.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
director · Use cases
- Creating specialized skill sets for AI agents through configurable playbooks
- Managing and switching different MCP tool configurations across various AI clients
- Sharing and reusing MCP tool collections across team members or projects
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
director · Install
Installation
# Install Director via the 1-liner
$ curl -LsSf https://director.run/install.sh | sh
# Alternative: Install via npm
$ npm install -g @director.run/cliClaude Desktop Integration
Add to Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"director": {
"command": "director",
"args": ["serve"]
}
}
}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