everything vs serena
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | serena by oraios | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 24,287 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 63 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
serena · Summary
A powerful MCP toolkit providing semantic code retrieval and editing capabilities for AI 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
serena · Use cases
- AI agents performing complex code refactoring and cross-file renaming
- Large codebase navigation and symbol reference lookup
- Automated debugging and variable inspection in complex projects
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-everythingserena · Install
Installation
**Prerequisites**: Serena is managed by *uv*, and [installing uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) is required.
- Install Serena via uv:
``bash uv add serena ``
- Configure your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop):
``json { "mcpServers": { "serena": { "command": "uv", "args": ["run", "-m", "serena", "serve"], "env": { "SERENA_PROJECT_PATH": "/path/to/your/project" } } } } ``