everything vs nexus
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | nexus by Nexus-Router | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 427 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 50 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsSecurity |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | 2 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
nexus · Summary
Nexus is a unified gateway that aggregates MCP servers, APIs, and LLM providers with security, governance, and routing capabilities.
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
nexus · Use cases
- Central management for enterprise AI infrastructure with multiple providers and servers
- Security-gated access to MCP resources with authentication and rate limiting
- Unified API layer for combining different AI tools and models
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-everythingnexus · Install
Quick Install
curl -fsSL https://nexusrouter.com/install | bashDocker
docker pull ghcr.io/grafbase/nexus:latestConfiguration
Create a nexus.toml file with your MCP servers and LLM providers:
[mcp.servers.github]
url = "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
auth.token = "{{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
[mcp.servers.filesystem]
cmd = ["npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Desktop"]Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nexus": {
"command": "nexus",
"args": []
}
}
}