everything vs netbox-mcp-server
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | netbox-mcp-server by netboxlabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 172 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsMonitoringOps & Infra |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
netbox-mcp-server · Summary
A well-maintained MCP server for read-only access to NetBox network infrastructure data via LLMs.
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
netbox-mcp-server · Use cases
- Query network device information and status through natural language
- Analyze IP address allocation and utilization across your infrastructure
- Retrieve change history and audit trails for network configuration modifications
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-everythingnetbox-mcp-server · Install
Installation
- Create a read-only API token in NetBox with appropriate permissions
- Install dependencies:
```bash # Using UV (recommended) uv sync
# Or using pip pip install -e . ```
- Run the server:
``bash NETBOX_URL=https://netbox.example.com/ NETBOX_TOKEN=<your-api-token> uv run netbox-mcp-server ``
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"netbox": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/netbox-mcp-server",
"run",
"netbox-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NETBOX_URL": "https://netbox.example.com/",
"NETBOX_TOKEN": "<your-api-token>"
}
}
}
}