everything vs lumen
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | lumen by ory | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 190 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 51 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
lumen · Summary
Local semantic code search engine that reduces AI agent token usage by up to 66% through efficient code indexing.
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
lumen · Use cases
- Enhancing code search for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and OpenCode AI assistants
- Reducing AI processing costs for code analysis in large codebases
- Improving development efficiency by providing semantic code search
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-everythinglumen · Install
Installation
Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add ory/claude-plugins
/plugin install lumen@oryVerify by starting a new Claude session and running /lumen:doctor.
Cursor
Lumen ships a native Cursor plugin bundle. Use Cursor's plugin installation workflow with the bundle in .cursor-plugin/ directory.
Codex
codecodex mcp add lumen -- "${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/lumen/scripts/run" stdioOpenCode
Add @ory/lumen-opencode to the plugin array in your opencode.json:
{
"plugin": ["@ory/lumen-opencode"]
}