everything vs markview
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | markview by paulhkang94 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 29 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 44 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | HTML |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
markview · Summary
Native macOS markdown preview with MCP server for Claude Code, featuring GFM, Mermaid, and syntax highlighting.
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
markview · Use cases
- Claude Code users need live markdown preview while writing
- Developers want to visualize Mermaid diagrams without switching contexts
- Teams need a native, fast markdown previewer without Electron overhead
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-everythingmarkview · Install
Installation
Homebrew (recommended)
brew install --cask paulhkang94/markview/markviewClaude Desktop Setup
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"markview": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-server-markview"]
}
}
}Claude Code Setup
claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope user markview -- npx mcp-server-markview