Mantic.sh vs everything

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	Mantic.sh by marcoaapfortes	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 547	★ 85,748
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Score	50	77
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Categories	Developer ToolsSearchAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	3 mo ago	this month

Mantic.sh · Summary

A context-aware code search engine for AI agents with semantic understanding of code structure.

everything · Summary

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

Mantic.sh · Use cases

AI agents need to search codebases with contextual understanding
Developers need to find files by intent rather than exact text
Code reviewers need to understand the impact of changes

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

Mantic.sh · Install

MCP Server Installation

Mantic works as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible tools.

**One-Click Install:**

[Install in Cursor](https://cursor.com/en/install-mcp?name=mantic&config=eyJ0eXBlIjogInN0ZGlvIiwgImNvbW1hbmQiOiAibnB4IiwgImFyZ3MiOiBbIi15IiwgIm1hbnRpYy5zaEBsYXRlc3QiLCAic2VydmVyIl19)
[Install in VS Code](https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=mantic&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%20%22stdio%22%2C%20%22command%22%3A%20%22npx%22%2C%20%22args%22%3A%20%5B%22-y%22%2C%20%22mantic.sh%40latest%22%2C%20%22server%22%5D%7D)

**Manual Configuration** (for Claude Desktop or other MCP clients):

Add this to your MCP settings file:

**macOS**: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
**Windows**: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mantic": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mantic.sh@latest", "server"]
    }
  }
}

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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