mcp-client-gen vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-client-gen by kriasoft | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 16 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 41 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 4 mo ago | this month |
mcp-client-gen · Summary
Tool to generate type-safe TypeScript clients for any MCP server with OAuth 2.1 support.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcp-client-gen · Use cases
- Integrating MCP services into TypeScript applications with full type safety
- Rapidly prototyping MCP client implementations for new services
- Building applications that need to interact with multiple MCP servers consistently
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
mcp-client-gen · Install
# Install globally
npm install -g mcp-client-gen
# or
bun add -g mcp-client-gen
# Generate client from URL
npx mcp-client-gen https://mcp.notion.com/mcp -o notion.ts
# For Claude Desktop integration
# Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
"mcpServers": {
"mcpClientGen": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-client-gen"]
}
}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