everything vs fetch
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | fetch by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 76 |
| Official | ✓ | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
fetch · Summary
An MCP server that fetches web content and converts HTML to markdown, allowing LLMs to read web pages.
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
fetch · Use cases
- LLMs reading news articles and blogs
- Content analysis of web pages
- Retrieving information from public websites
- Chunked reading of large web documents
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-everythingfetch · Install
Installation
**Using uv (recommended)** No specific installation needed. Use uvx to run the server directly:
uvx mcp-server-fetch**Using PIP** Install via pip:
pip install mcp-server-fetchThen run as:
python -m mcp_server_fetchClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetch": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
}
}
}