LycheeMem vs everything

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	LycheeMem by LycheeMem	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 234	★ 85,748
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Score	49	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsKnowledge GraphDeveloper Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

LycheeMem · Summary

LycheeMemory is a lightweight long-term memory framework for LLM agents that supports MCP as an HTTP server.

everything · Summary

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

LycheeMem · Use cases

Enhancing LLM agent memory capabilities for long-running conversations
Implementing persistent memory across different agent runtimes via MCP
Creating memory-aware AI assistants with improved context retention

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

LycheeMem · Install

Installation

Install the core package:

pip install lycheemem

Recommended install with the default transformer memory reranker:

pip install "lycheemem[rerank]"

Start the MCP server:

lycheemem-cli

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lycheememory": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "lycheemem", "server"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

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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