everything vs crash-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

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everything · Summary

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

crash-mcp · Summary

CRASH is an MCP server for structured reasoning with step validation, branching, and confidence tracking.

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

crash-mcp · Use cases

Complex multi-step problem solving in software development
System design with multiple architectural considerations
Debugging requiring systematic investigation
Code analysis and optimization
Tasks requiring tracking of confidence levels

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

crash-mcp · Install

npm install crash-mcp

Or use directly with npx:

npx crash-mcp

Quick Setup

Most MCP clients use this JSON configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crash": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "crash-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration by Client

| Client | Setup Method | |--------|-------------| | **Claude Code** | claude mcp add crash -- npx -y crash-mcp | | **Cursor** | Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json | | **VS Code** | Add to settings JSON under mcp.servers | | **Claude Desktop** | Add to claude_desktop_config.json | | **Windsurf** | Add to MCP config file | | **JetBrains** | Settings > Tools > AI Assistant > MCP | | **Others** | Use standard MCP JSON config above |

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