everything vs mcpo
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | mcpo by open-webui | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 4,197 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 58 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcpo · Summary
A proxy server that exposes MCP tools as OpenAPI-compatible HTTP endpoints for seamless integration with LLM agents.
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
mcpo · Use cases
- Integrating MCP tools with Open WebUI and other LLM frontends expecting OpenAPI
- Securing MCP servers by adding authentication and documentation through standard HTTP interfaces
- Enabling legacy systems and web applications to consume MCP tools without protocol changes
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-everythingmcpo · Install
Installation
# Using uv (recommended)
uvx mcpo --port 8000 --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_command
# Using pip
pip install mcpo
mcpo --port 8000 --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_commandDocker
docker run -p 8000:8000 ghcr.io/open-webui/mcpo:main --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_commandClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpo-proxy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcpo", "--port", "8000", "--api-key", "top-secret", "--", "your_mcp_server_command"]
}
}
}