everything vs masquerade
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | masquerade by postralai | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 76 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 43 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | SecurityAI / LLM ToolsFile System |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 9 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
masquerade · Summary
Masquerade MCP is a privacy firewall for LLMs that redacts sensitive data from PDFs before processing.
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
masquerade · Use cases
- Processing legal contracts with sensitive client information before AI analysis
- Redacting personal health information from medical records before LLM review
- Protecting confidential business data in internal documents when using AI assistants
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-everythingmasquerade · Install
Installation Options
**Option 1: Automated Setup**
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/postralai/masquerade/main/setup.sh && bash setup.sh**Option 2: Manual Setup**
- Create a virtual environment with Python 3.10-3.12
python3.12 -m venv pdfmcp
source pdfmcp/bin/activate- Install the repo:
pip install git+https://github.com/postralai/masquerade@main- Configure Claude:
python -m masquerade.configure_claude- Add the following to your
claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-redaction": {
"command": "/path/to/python",
"args": ["/path/to/mcp_pdf_redaction.py"],
"env": {
"TINFOIL_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
}
}
}
}