everything vs ogham-mcp

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	ogham-mcp by ogham-mcp
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Language	TypeScript	Python
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everything · Summary

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

ogham-mcp · Summary

Ogham MCP is a persistent, searchable shared memory system for AI coding agents across clients.

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

ogham-mcp · Use cases

Preserving code context and decisions across different AI coding sessions
Sharing knowledge between team members using different AI coding tools
Creating a persistent memory of troubleshooting solutions and architectural patterns

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

ogham-mcp · Install

Installation

Quick Start with uvx (recommended)

uvx --from ogham-mcp ogham init

This runs a setup wizard that walks you through database setup and client configuration.

Manual Setup

Set up a database (Supabase or Neon recommended)
Configure environment variables:

export SUPABASE_URL=https://your-project.supabase.co
export SUPABASE_KEY=your-service-role-key
export EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=openai
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...

Add to your MCP client:

**Claude Code:**

claude mcp add ogham -- uvx ogham-mcp

**OpenCode:** Add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "ogham": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["uvx", "ogham-mcp"],
      "environment": {
        "SUPABASE_URL": "https://your-project.supabase.co",
        "SUPABASE_KEY": "{env:SUPABASE_KEY}",
        "EMBEDDING_PROVIDER": "openai",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "{env:OPENAI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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