MetaSearchMCP vs everything

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	MetaSearchMCP by gefsikatsinelou	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 44	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	46	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	SearchAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

MetaSearchMCP · Summary

A metasearch MCP server that aggregates results from multiple providers with normalized JSON output.

everything · Summary

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

MetaSearchMCP · Use cases

LLM agents performing web research with normalized search results across multiple providers
Building custom search applications with fallback to different search engines
Academic research workflows combining Google Scholar, arXiv, and other academic sources

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

MetaSearchMCP · Install

Installation

One-command local install:

python scripts/install.py

Manual install:

git clone https://github.com/gefsikatsinelou/MetaSearchMCP
cd MetaSearchMCP
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MetaSearchMCP": {
      "command": "metasearchmcp-mcp",
      "env": {
        "ALLOW_UNSTABLE_PROVIDERS": "true",
        "SERPBASE_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "SERPER_API_KEY": "your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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