everything vs opentabs
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | opentabs by opentabs-dev | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 579 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 53 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Browser AutomationDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
opentabs · Summary
Browser automation server that authenticates with web APIs through browser sessions, exposing 100+ plugins with ~2,000 tools.
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
opentabs · Use cases
- Automating tasks across multiple web services without API keys
- Building custom AI agents that interact with web applications
- Creating workflows that integrate authenticated API calls
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-everythingopentabs · Install
# Install CLI globally
npm install -g @opentabs-dev/cli
# Start the server
opentabs start- Go to
chrome://extensions/in Chrome (enable Developer mode) - Load the extension from
~/.opentabs/extension(Load unpacked)
For Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"opentabs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@opentabs-dev/cli", "mcp"]
}
}
}