everything vs dav-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	dav-mcp by PhilflowIO
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everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

dav-mcp · Summary

An MCP server providing 26 tools for calendar, contact, and task management via CalDAV, CardDAV, and VTODO protocols.

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

dav-mcp · Use cases

AI agents managing calendar events, creating meetings, and querying schedules
Contact management for CRM and communication systems
Task automation and prioritization for personal and team productivity
n8n workflows for automated calendar/contact synchronization

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-everything

dav-mcp · Install

Claude Desktop / Cursor (Local)

Add to your MCP config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dav-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "dav-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CALDAV_SERVER_URL": "https://dav.example.com",
        "CALDAV_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "CALDAV_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config file locations:

**macOS**: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
**Windows**: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
**Linux**: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

n8n (Remote HTTP)

Start the HTTP server:

CALDAV_SERVER_URL=https://dav.example.com \
CALDAV_USERNAME=your_username \
CALDAV_PASSWORD=your_password \
BEARER_TOKEN=your-secret-token \
npx dav-mcp --http

Docker

git clone https://github.com/PhilflowIO/dav-mcp.git
cd dav-mcp
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your credentials
docker-compose up

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