toolbox vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
toolbox by go-appsec | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 24 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
toolbox · Summary
MCP-based application security testing tools that enable collaboration between humans and coding agents via CLI and proxy.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
toolbox · Use cases
- Collaborative application security testing where humans handle authentication and UI interactions while AI analyzes traffic
- Web application penetration testing with AI assistance for request manipulation and vulnerability detection
- Security validation of specific vulnerability reports by replaying and modifying captured requests
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
toolbox · Install
Installation
**Via Go:**
go install github.com/go-appsec/toolbox/sectool@latest**Binary Downloads:** Download pre-built binaries for Linux, macOS, Windows (amd64 and arm64) from the [latest release](https://github.com/go-appsec/toolbox/releases).
Setup
- Start the MCP server:
sectool mcp- Configure browser to use proxy (127.0.0.1:8080)
- Install CA certificate from ~/.sectool/ca.pem
Claude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"sectool": {
"command": "sectool",
"args": ["mcp"]
}
}
}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