everything vs connector
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | connector by OpticLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 3 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 36 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsFile System |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
connector · Summary
Abstract interface for LLMs to connect to code analysis tools via MCP and AI SDK implementations.
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
connector · Use cases
- Enabling AI assistants to navigate and analyze code in IDEs with LSP integration
- Implementing intelligent code completion and refactoring through AI tool calling
- Creating AI-powered documentation generation with access to code structure and diagnostics
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-everythingconnector · Install
npm install @opticlm/connectorFor Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"opticlm-connector": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@opticlm/connector"]
}
}
}