MARM-Systems vs everything

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	MARM-Systems by Lyellr88	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

MARM-Systems · Summary

MARM MCP server provides persistent memory and structured session context for AI agents across tools.

everything · Summary

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

MARM-Systems · Use cases

Enabling long-term memory for AI agents across multiple conversation sessions
Facilitating knowledge sharing between different AI assistants (Claude, Gemini, etc.)
Providing persistent memory for development environments and technical 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

MARM-Systems · Install

Installation

**Docker Install (Recommended):**

docker pull lyellr88/marm-mcp-server:latest
docker run -d --name marm-mcp-server -p 8001:8001 -v ~/.marm:/home/marm/.marm lyellr88/marm-mcp-server:latest
claude mcp add --transport http marm-memory http://localhost:8001/mcp

**Local Install:**

pip install marm-mcp-server==2.2.6
pip install -r marm-mcp-server/requirements.txt
python marm-mcp-server
claude mcp add --transport http marm-memory http://localhost:8001/mcp

**Stdio Install:**

pip install marm-mcp-server==2.2.6
pip install -r marm-mcp-server/requirements_stdio.txt
claude mcp add --transport stdio marm-memory-stdio python "path/to/marm-mcp-server/server_stdio.py"
python marm-mcp-server/server_stdio.py

**Claude Desktop Configuration (JSON):**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marm-memory": {
      "httpUrl": "http://localhost:8001/mcp",
      "authentication": {
        "type": "oauth",
        "clientId": "local_client_b6f3a01e",
        "clientSecret": "local_secret_ad6703cd2b4243ab"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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