everything vs Dive

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	Dive by OpenAgentPlatform
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 1,792
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Score	77	56
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	2 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

Dive · Summary

Dive is a cross-platform desktop application serving as an MCP host for integrating various LLMs with AI agent capabilities.

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

Dive · Use cases

Creating a unified interface for AI assistants to access multiple MCP servers across different LLM providers
Building custom AI agents with specialized tools through the granular MCP server management system
Streamlining AI development with zero-configuration MCP servers via OAPHub.ai integration

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

Dive · Install

Installation Methods

Pre-built Application

Download the latest release from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/OpenAgentPlatform/Dive/releases/latest)
Choose between Tauri (recommended) or Electron versions based on your platform
Follow the platform-specific installation instructions

Via OAPHub.ai (Easiest)

Sign up at [OAPHub.ai](https://oaphub.ai/)
Connect Dive using one-click deep links or configuration files
Enjoy managed MCP servers with zero setup

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/OpenAgentPlatform/Dive.git
cd Dive
npm install
npm run dev  # For Electron development
cargo tauri dev  # For Tauri development

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