TextEdit-MCP vs everything

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	TextEdit-MCP by M-Pineapple	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 3	★ 85,748
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Score	39	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	ProductivityAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Swift	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

TextEdit-MCP · Summary

A Swift-based MCP server for creating RTF documents with native macOS TextEdit formatting features.

everything · Summary

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

TextEdit-MCP · Use cases

Creating formatted meeting notes with highlights and action items
Generating technical documentation with tables and code formatting
Producing business reports with consistent styling and templates

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

TextEdit-MCP · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

macOS (required for NSAttributedString and RTF generation)
Swift 5.0 or later
Claude Desktop

Quick Install

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/M-Pineapple/TextEdit-MCP.git
cd TextEdit-MCP

Run the installer:

./install.sh

Restart Claude Desktop

The installer will:

Build the Swift project
Install the MCP server binary
Update your Claude Desktop configuration
Create a backup of your existing config

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "textedit": {
      "command": "path/to/TextEdit-MCP",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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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