mcp-dashboards vs everything

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	mcp-dashboards by KyuRish	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 22	★ 85,748
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Score	45	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsProductivityDeveloper Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-dashboards · Summary

MCP server that renders interactive data visualizations and dashboards inside AI conversations.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-dashboards · Use cases

Business analysts creating financial reports and KPI dashboards directly in their AI conversations
Data scientists visualizing complex datasets and sharing interactive charts with team members
Portfolio managers tracking investments and market data in real-time during client meetings

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-dashboards · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

**Windows:** %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
**macOS:** ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dashboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-dashboards", "--stdio"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code / VS Code

claude mcp add dashboard -- npx -y mcp-dashboards --stdio

Remote (HTTP)

npx mcp-dashboards
# Server starts on http://localhost:3001/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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