better-bear vs everything

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	better-bear by KuvopLLC	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	46	77
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Categories	ProductivityAI / LLM ToolsFile System	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Swift	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

better-bear · Summary

An MCP server for Bear notes with CLI tool, cloud sync, and context library.

everything · Summary

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

better-bear · Use cases

Access and manage Bear notes through AI assistants
Curate a specialized knowledge base for LLMs
Sync notes across devices via iCloud for AI consumption

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

better-bear · Install

Install

Install the CLI, then connect to Claude:

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KuvopLLC/better-bear/main/install.sh | bash
bcli auth
bcli mcp install

For Claude Desktop JSON config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-bear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "better-bear"]
    }
  }
}

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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