annas-mcp vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
annas-mcp by iosifache | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 863 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 52 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SearchFile SystemAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 3 mo ago | this month |
annas-mcp · Summary
An MCP server and CLI tool for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
annas-mcp · Use cases
- Searching for academic papers by DOI or keywords
- Downloading books by MD5 hash for research purposes
- Accessing public domain and CC-licensed documents through MCP clients
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
annas-mcp · Install
- Download the appropriate binary from the GitHub Releases section
- Set up environment variables:
- ANNAS_SECRET_KEY: Your Anna's Archive API key - ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH: Download directory path - ANNAS_BASE_URL: Optional mirror URL
- For Claude Desktop, add to config:
"anna-mcp": {
"command": "/path/to/annas-mcp",
"args": ["mcp"],
"env": {
"ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "your-api-key",
"ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH": "/your/download/path"
}
}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