everything vs tmux-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | tmux-mcp by nickgnd | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 278 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsProductivityFile System |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
tmux-mcp · Summary
A MCP server enabling Claude Desktop to interact with and control tmux terminal sessions.
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
tmux-mcp · Use cases
- Automating terminal tasks through AI assistants
- Monitoring and debugging long-running terminal processes
- Creating tmux sessions programmatically through AI agents
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-everythingtmux-mcp · Install
Installation
- Install Node.js if not already installed
- Install and configure tmux
- Add to Claude Desktop configuration:
"mcpServers": {
"tmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "tmux-mcp"]
}
}Optionally specify shell type:
"mcpServers": {
"tmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "tmux-mcp", "--shell-type=fish"]
}
}