pdf-mcp vs everything

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	pdf-mcp by jztan	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
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pdf-mcp · Summary

MCP server enabling AI agents to read, search, and extract content from large PDFs with chunked reading, hybrid search, OCR, and SQLite caching.

everything · Summary

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

pdf-mcp · Use cases

Summarizing large PDF documents like annual reports or research papers without context overflow
Searching and extracting specific information from technical documentation or legal contracts
Processing scanned documents with OCR capabilities for full-text search and content extraction

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

pdf-mcp · Install

pip install pdf-mcp

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-mcp": {
      "command": "pdf-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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