lazy-tool vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
lazy-tool by mcp-shark | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 25 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 44 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
lazy-tool · Summary
A local-first MCP discovery runtime that reduces prompt bloat by searching tools before invocation.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
lazy-tool · Use cases
- When working with multiple MCP servers to reduce context window usage
- For models that struggle with large tool catalogs in their context
- To improve tool selection accuracy in AI agent 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
lazy-tool · Install
Quick install
curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rpgeeganage/lazy-tool/main/install.sh | shBuild from source
go install github.com/rpgeeganage/lazy-tool/cmd/lazy-tool@latest
make buildClaude Desktop integration
Add to Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"lazy-tool": {
"command": "lazy-tool",
"args": ["serve"]
}
}
}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