ls-mcp vs everything

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	ls-mcp by lirantal	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
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ls-mcp · Summary

CLI tool to discover and analyze MCP server configurations across various AI applications and IDEs.

everything · Summary

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

ls-mcp · Use cases

Audit MCP server configurations across development environments
Discover all MCP servers running in a system for inventory purposes
Check for potential security issues in MCP configurations and exposed credentials

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

ls-mcp · Install

Install via npm:

npm install -g ls-mcp

Usage:

npx ls-mcp
# Analyze specific files
npx ls-mcp --files ./mcp-config.json
# Output JSON format
npx ls-mcp --json

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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