db-mcp-server vs everything

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	db-mcp-server by FreePeak	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

db-mcp-server · Summary

Multi-database MCP server connecting AI assistants to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and Oracle through standardized SQL interfaces.

everything · Summary

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

db-mcp-server · Use cases

AI assistants querying multiple databases simultaneously for data analysis
Automated database schema exploration and documentation generation
Performance monitoring and optimization across heterogeneous database environments

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

db-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Docker Deployment

docker pull freepeak/db-mcp-server:latest
docker run -p 9092:9092 \
  -v $(pwd)/config.json:/app/my-config.json \
  -e TRANSPORT_MODE=sse \
  -e CONFIG_PATH=/app/my-config.json \
  freepeak/db-mcp-server

Source Code Installation

git clone https://github.com/FreePeak/db-mcp-server.git
cd db-mcp-server
make build
./bin/server -t sse -c config.json

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "db-mcp-server": {
      "command": "path/to/db-mcp-server/server",
      "args": ["-t", "stdio", "-c", "/path/to/config.json"]
    }
  }
}

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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