everything vs decipher-research-agent

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everything · Summary

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

decipher-research-agent · Summary

AI-powered research assistant that uses MCP server to create interactive notebooks from web sources.

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

decipher-research-agent · Use cases

Academic researchers analyzing multiple sources for literature reviews
Market researchers conducting competitive intelligence across regions
Journalists investigating topics with geo-restricted information

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

decipher-research-agent · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 20+ and pnpm
Python 3.12+ and uv
PostgreSQL 14+

Quick Start

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mtwn105/decipher-research-agent.git
cd decipher-research-agent

Set up the frontend

cd client
pnpm install
cp .env.example .env.local
# Configure your environment variables
pnpm prisma generate
pnpm prisma migrate dev

Set up the backend

cd ../backend
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv sync
cp .env.example .env
# Configure your environment variables

Start the development servers

# Terminal 1 - Frontend
cd client && pnpm dev

# Terminal 2 - Backend
cd backend && uv run uvicorn server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8001

MCP Configuration

This project uses Bright Data's MCP Server. After getting your API token, configure it in your environment variables.

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