cursor-notebook-mcp vs everything

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	cursor-notebook-mcp by jbeno	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	45	77
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Categories	Developer ToolsFile SystemAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	6 mo ago	this month

cursor-notebook-mcp · Summary

MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Jupyter Notebook files through cell manipulation and metadata editing.

everything · Summary

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

cursor-notebook-mcp · Use cases

AI agents editing Jupyter notebooks within Cursor IDE to analyze data and create machine learning tutorials
Automated notebook validation and cleanup in development workflows
Converting notebooks to Python scripts or HTML for documentation purposes

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

cursor-notebook-mcp · Install

Installation

From PyPI:

pip install cursor-notebook-mcp

From source:

git clone https://github.com/jbeno/cursor-notebook-mcp.git
cd cursor-notebook-mcp
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `.venv\Scripts\activate`
pip install -e .

Server Configuration (Cursor)

Create or update your ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notebook_mcp": {
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8080/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Then run the server:

cursor-notebook-mcp --transport streamable-http --allow-root /path/to/your/notebooks --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8080

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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