github-mcp-server vs everything

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	github-mcp-server by github	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 29,881	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	64	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	GitHubDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

github-mcp-server · Summary

GitHub's official MCP Server connects AI tools to GitHub's platform for repository management, issue automation, and code analysis.

everything · Summary

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

github-mcp-server · Use cases

Browse and analyze code repositories from within AI assistants
Automate creation and management of GitHub issues and pull requests
Monitor and analyze CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows

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

github-mcp-server · Install

Installation Options

Remote Installation (Recommended)

Add to your MCP host configuration (e.g., VS Code 1.101+):

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

For Claude Desktop, add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "http",
      "args": ["https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"]
    }
  }
}

Local Installation

Using Docker:

docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

Or install from source after cloning the repository.

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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