mcp-tool-kit vs everything

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-tool-kit by getfounded	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 107	★ 85,748
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Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	10 mo ago	this month

mcp-tool-kit · Summary

MCP Tool Kit provides a Python framework with 120+ tools for building vertical AI agents with automatic discovery.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-tool-kit · Use cases

Building specialized document analysis AI agents with PDF/Excel processing capabilities
Creating research assistants with web search and data analysis tools
Developing productivity tools with filesystem operations and time zone conversions

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

mcp-tool-kit · Install

Installation

Quick Install

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getfounded/mcp-tool-kit/main/install.ps1 | iex

macOS (Terminal)

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getfounded/mcp-tool-kit/main/install.sh)

Linux (Terminal)

bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getfounded/mcp-tool-kit/main/install.sh)

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-tool-kit": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["exec", "-i", "mcp-server", "python", "mcp_server_v2.py"]
    }
  }
}

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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