everything vs ophis

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	ophis by njayp
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everything · Summary

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

ophis · Summary

Ophis transforms Cobra CLI commands into MCP servers, enabling Claude Desktop, VSCode, and Cursor integration.

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

ophis · Use cases

Integrate existing CLI tools with AI assistants for enhanced productivity
Transform cloud infrastructure CLI tools into MCP resources for AI management
Convert database management CLIs into MCP servers for intelligent data operations

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

ophis · Install

go get github.com/njayp/ophis

Add to your CLI:

rootCmd.AddCommand(ophis.Command(nil))

Enable in Claude Desktop:

./my-cli mcp claude enable

Restart Claude Desktop after enabling.

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