ClaudeHistoryMCP vs everything

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	ClaudeHistoryMCP by jhammant	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 65	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	48	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsSearch	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	3 mo ago	this month

ClaudeHistoryMCP · Summary

MCP server for searching Claude Code conversation history with hybrid BM25 + TF-IDF search and knowledge extraction.

everything · Summary

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

ClaudeHistoryMCP · Use cases

Debugging recurring issues by searching past solutions to similar problems
Retrieving project decisions and context when starting new sessions
Discovering patterns in development workflows across multiple projects

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

ClaudeHistoryMCP · Install

Installation

Clone and build the server:

git clone https://github.com/jhammant/ClaudeHistoryMCP.git
cd ClaudeHistoryMCP
npm install
npm run build

Build the search index:

npm run build-index

claude mcp add claude-history -- node "/path/to/ClaudeHistoryMCP/dist/index.js"

Install the session-start hook (optional):

npm run install-hook

Add to your global CLAUDE.md (recommended):

## Claude History MCP

When the `claude-history` MCP is available, use it proactively:
- **Session start**: Use `get_project_context` to check for prior decisions, patterns, and recent session summaries
- **Debugging**: Use `find_solutions` to search history for past fixes before starting from scratch

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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