everything vs trace-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | trace-mcp by nikolai-vysotskyi | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 71 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 46 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
trace-mcp · Summary
MCP server that eliminates AI agent recomputation by building and serving cross-language dependency graphs through Model Context Protocol.
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
trace-mcp · Use cases
- Analyze impact of code changes across entire codebase
- Trace request flows from URL to rendered UI components
- Search and understand past architectural decisions
- Find usage of specific symbols across both code and documentation
- Optimize context management for AI coding assistants
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-everythingtrace-mcp · Install
Install via npm:
npm install -g trace-mcpAdd to Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"trace": {
"command": "trace-mcp",
"args": []
}
}
}For advanced usage, see the [official documentation](https://github.com/nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp) for configuration options and desktop app download.