py-xiaozhi vs everything

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	py-xiaozhi by huangjunsen0406	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 3,309	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	56	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

py-xiaozhi · Summary

A Python-based Xiaozhi AI voice assistant with MCP tools integration, supporting GUI/CLI/GPI interfaces and multimodal interactions.

everything · Summary

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

py-xiaozhi · Use cases

Voice-controlled desktop assistant with multimodal capabilities
Home automation through voice commands and tool integration
Development platform for custom voice assistant applications

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

py-xiaozhi · Install

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/huangjunsen0406/py-xiaozhi.git
cd py-xiaozhi

# Install dependencies (CLI/GPIO mode)
uv sync
# or: pip install -e .

# Install with GUI support
uv sync --extra gui
# or: pip install -e '.[gui]'

# Run the application
python main.py  # GUI mode (default)
python main.py --mode cli  # CLI mode
python main.py --protocol mqtt  # MQTT protocol

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xiaozhi": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/py-xiaozhi/main.py"]
    }
  }
}

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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