DebugMCP vs everything

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	DebugMCP by microsoft	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 349	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	53	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

DebugMCP · Summary

DebugMCP enables AI agents to debug code in VS Code with breakpoints, stepping, and variable inspection.

everything · Summary

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

DebugMCP · Use cases

AI agents autonomously debugging code by setting breakpoints and stepping through execution
Evaluating expressions and inspecting variables at runtime to diagnose issues
Starting and managing debugging sessions across multiple programming languages

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

DebugMCP · Install

Installation

**Option 1: VS Code Marketplace**

Visit: [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ozzafar.debugmcpextension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ozzafar.debugmcpextension)
Click "Install"

**Option 2: Direct Link**

Copy and paste in your browser: vscode:extension/ozzafar.debugmcpextension

**Option 3: Within VS Code**

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
Search for "DebugMCP"
Click Install

**Manual MCP Server Registration** Add to your AI assistant's configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "debugmcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3001/mcp",
      "description": "DebugMCP - AI-powered debugging assistant"
    }
  }
}

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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