mcp-server-bigquery vs everything

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	mcp-server-bigquery by LucasHild	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 126	★ 85,748
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Score	47	77
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Categories	DatabaseDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

mcp-server-bigquery · Summary

An MCP server enabling LLMs to inspect BigQuery schemas and execute SQL queries.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-server-bigquery · Use cases

AI-powered data analysis by letting LLMs directly query BigQuery datasets
Automated report generation based on real-time data from BigQuery
Data discovery and schema exploration for data science workflows

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-server-bigquery · Install

Installation

Via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-server-bigquery --client claude

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bigquery": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-bigquery"],
      "env": {
        "BIGQUERY_PROJECT": "{{GCP_PROJECT_ID}}",
        "BIGQUERY_LOCATION": "{{GCP_LOCATION}}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Command Line

claude mcp add bigquery --scope user --transport stdio -- uvx mcp-server-bigquery --project {PROJECT_ID} --location {LOCATION}

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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