homebutler vs everything

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

	homebutler by Higangssh	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Go	TypeScript
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homebutler · Summary

HomeButler is a single-binary homelab management tool with MCP server capabilities for monitoring and managing servers.

everything · Summary

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

homebutler · Use cases

AI assistants monitoring server health without SSH access
Automated homelab maintenance and diagnostics
Structured server inventory for documentation and troubleshooting

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

homebutler · Install

Installation

# One-line install (auto-detects OS/arch)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Higangssh/homebutler/main/install.sh | sh

# Or via Homebrew
brew install Higangssh/homebutler/homebutler

# Interactive setup — add your servers in seconds
homebutler init

MCP Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "homebutler": {
      "command": "homebutler",
      "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

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