cfbd-mcp-server vs everything

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	cfbd-mcp-server by lenwood	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolssportsDeveloper Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	13 mo ago	this month

cfbd-mcp-server · Summary

CFBD MCP server provides college football statistics API access within Claude Desktop.

everything · Summary

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

cfbd-mcp-server · Use cases

Analyzing college football team performance and statistics
Accessing real-time game results and scores
Generating insights from historical game data

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

cfbd-mcp-server · Install

Installing via Smithery

To install College Football Data Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/cfbd):

npx -y @smithery/cli install cfbd --client claude

Manual Installation

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cfbd-mcp-server
cd cfbd-mcp-server

Create and activate a virtual environment:

uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

Install dependencies:

uv pip install -e .

Create a .env file in the project root and add your API key:

CFB_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Claude Desktop Configuration

Open your Claude Desktop configuration at:

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

Add the server configuration:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cfbd-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/full/path/to/cfbd-mcp-server",
                "run",
                "cfbd-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "CFB_API_KEY": "xxx",
                "PATH": "/full/path/to/python"
            }
        }
    }
}

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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