everything vs opnsense-mcp-server

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	opnsense-mcp-server by Pixelworlds
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Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	11 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

opnsense-mcp-server · Summary

Modular MCP server for OPNsense firewall management with 88 tools accessing 2000+ methods.

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

opnsense-mcp-server · Use cases

AI-powered firewall management and configuration
Automated security policy enforcement
Network diagnostics and troubleshooting

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

opnsense-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 18 or higher
An OPNsense firewall with API access enabled
API key and secret from your OPNsense installation

Install from npm

npm install -g @richard-stovall/opnsense-mcp-server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opnsense": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@richard-stovall/opnsense-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "OPNSENSE_URL": "https://192.168.1.1",
        "OPNSENSE_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "OPNSENSE_API_SECRET": "your-api-secret",
        "OPNSENSE_VERIFY_SSL": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

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