context-mode vs everything

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	context-mode by mksglu	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 14,865	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	62	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

context-mode · Summary

MCP server that optimizes context windows for AI agents by sandboxing tool output with 98% reduction.

everything · Summary

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

context-mode · Use cases

Optimize context usage when working with large files or multiple documents
Maintain session continuity across AI coding sessions without losing track of edits
Reduce token consumption by executing code instead of reading file contents
Improve AI agent performance by minimizing context overflow

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

context-mode · Install

Installation

Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add mksglu/context-mode
/plugin install context-mode@context-mode

Gemini CLI

npm install -g context-mode

Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-mode": {
      "command": "context-mode"
    }
  },
  "hooks": {
    "BeforeTool": [{
      "matcher": "run_shell_command|read_file|read_many_files|grep_search|search_file_content|web_fetch|activate_skill",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "context-mode hook gemini-cli beforetool" }]
    }],
    "AfterTool": [{
      "matcher": "",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "context-mode hook gemini-cli aftertool" }]
    }],
    "PreCompress": [{
      "matcher": "",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "context-mode hook gemini-cli precompress" }]
    }],
    "SessionStart": [{
      "matcher": "",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "context-mode hook gemini-cli sessionstart" }]
    }]
  }
}

Manual MCP (for Claude Desktop)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-mode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "context-mode"]
    }
  }
}

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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