everything vs mermaid-mcp

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mermaid-mcp by Narasimhaponnada
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Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	6 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mermaid-mcp · Summary

AI-powered Mermaid diagram generation MCP server for GitHub Copilot, Claude, and custom LLM applications.

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

mermaid-mcp · Use cases

Generate architecture diagrams for technical documentation
Create flowcharts for CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions
Build sequence diagrams for user authentication workflows

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

mermaid-mcp · Install

Installation

Option 1: Install from NPM (Recommended)

npm install -g @narasimhaponnada/mermaid-mcp-server
mermaid-mcp --version

Option 2: Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/Narasimhaponnada/mermaid-mcp.git
cd mermaid-mcp/mermaid-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Configure with GitHub Copilot

Add to your VS Code settings:

{
  "github.copilot.mcp.servers": {
    "mermaid": {
      "command": "mermaid-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mermaid": {
      "command": "mermaid-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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