local-skills-mcp vs everything

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	local-skills-mcp by kdpa-llc	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
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local-skills-mcp · Summary

Universal MCP server that lets any AI agent access expert skills from your local filesystem with lazy loading.

everything · Summary

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

local-skills-mcp · Use cases

Create reusable expert skills for specific domains like code review, documentation generation, or data analysis
Aggregate and organize local AI skills across multiple projects and clients
Reduce token consumption when working with many specialized AI instructions
Enable custom AI agents to leverage locally-defined expert knowledge

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

local-skills-mcp · Install

Install

**Requirements:** Node.js 18+

Choose one installation method:

# From npm (recommended)
npm install -g local-skills-mcp

# From GitHub
npm install -g github:kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp

# Or clone and build locally
git clone https://github.com/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp.git
cd local-skills-mcp
npm install  # Automatically builds via prepare script

Configure

**For Claude Code/Desktop** (~/.config/claude-code/mcp.json or ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-skills": {
      "command": "local-skills-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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