mcp-dap-server vs everything

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	mcp-dap-server by go-delve	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 84	★ 85,748
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Score	48	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-dap-server · Summary

MCP server that bridges AI assistants with DAP debuggers for programmatic debugging of live programs.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-dap-server · Use cases

Automated debugging of applications by AI assistants
Remote debugging sessions controlled through AI agents
Programmatic analysis of application behavior and performance

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-dap-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Go 1.24.4 or later
A DAP-compatible debugger for your target language

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/go-delve/mcp-dap-server
cd mcp-dap-server
go build -o bin/mcp-dap-server

MCP Client Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dap-debugger": {
      "command": "mcp-dap-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

For Claude Code:

claude mcp add mcp-dap-server /path/to/mcp-dap-server

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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