mcp-gateway vs everything

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	mcp-gateway by MikkoParkkola	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 25	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	46	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSecurity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-gateway · Summary

Universal MCP Gateway that multiplexes tools with 95% token savings via Meta-MCP.

everything · Summary

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

mcp-gateway · Use cases

Connecting numerous MCP servers without burning context windows
Converting REST APIs to MCP capabilities with OpenAPI import
Securing AI tool access with centralized validation and hash-pinning

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

mcp-gateway · Install

Installation Methods

**Homebrew (macOS/Linux, recommended)**

brew install MikkoParkkola/tap/mcp-gateway

**Cargo**

cargo install mcp-gateway

**Direct binary download**

# macOS Apple Silicon
curl -L https://github.com/MikkoParkkola/mcp-gateway/releases/latest/download/mcp-gateway-darwin-arm64 -o mcp-gateway && chmod +x mcp-gateway

**Docker**

docker run -v $(pwd)/gateway.yaml:/config.yaml ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway:latest --config /config.yaml

Setup

mcp-gateway setup wizard --configure-client
mcp-gateway serve
mcp-gateway doctor

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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