stacklit vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
stacklit by glincker | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 81 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 46 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
stacklit · Summary
Stacklit provides an MCP server that scans codebases to generate compact indexes for AI coding assistants.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
stacklit · Use cases
- Provide AI coding assistants with instant codebase context without overwhelming context windows
- Automatically configure Claude Code, Cursor, and Aider with codebase indexes
- Generate visual dependency maps and navigation aids for complex projects
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
stacklit · Install
Install Stacklit
npm install -g stacklit # install globally
stacklit init # scan codebase
stacklit serve # start MCP serverConfigure Claude Desktop with MCP:
{
"mcpServers": {
"stacklit": {
"command": "stacklit",
"args": ["serve"]
}
}
}Configure Claude Code:
stacklit setup claude # updates CLAUDE.md + .mcp.jsoneverything · 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