hass-mcp-server vs everything

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	hass-mcp-server by ganhammar	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM Toolshome-automationiot	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

hass-mcp-server · Summary

Home Assistant MCP server with HTTP transport for remote access via OAuth or long-lived tokens.

everything · Summary

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

hass-mcp-server · Use cases

Remote control of Home Assistant devices and automations through Claude web interface
Automated configuration management of YAML files with automatic backups and validation
System monitoring and troubleshooting using AI-powered prompts and completions

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

hass-mcp-server · Install

Installation

HACS (Recommended)

Open HACS in Home Assistant
Search for "MCP Server"
Click "Download"
Restart Home Assistant
Configure the integration

Claude Desktop Integration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "home-assistant": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/server-homeassistant"],
      "env": {
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_URL": "https://your-home-assistant.com",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN": "your-long-lived-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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