mcp-agent vs everything

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	mcp-agent by lastmile-ai	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	4 mo ago	this month

mcp-agent · Summary

A comprehensive Python framework for building effective agents with Model Context Protocol and simple workflow patterns.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-agent · Use cases

Building complex multi-step agents that use MCP servers to interact with filesystems, web APIs, and other systems
Creating durable, stateful agents with Temporal for production workloads
Deploying agents as MCP servers that can be integrated into other systems

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-agent · Install

Installation

Install with pip:

pip install mcp-agent

Or using uv (recommended):

uv add mcp-agent

For additional LLM providers:

uv add "mcp-agent[openai, anthropic, google, azure, bedrock]"

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-agent", "run"]
    }
  }
}

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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