everything vs sandbox-mcp

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	sandbox-mcp by pottekkat
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 110
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	41
Official	✓	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsSecurityAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	this month	12 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

sandbox-mcp · Summary

Sandbox MCP enables secure code execution in isolated Docker containers through the MCP protocol.

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

sandbox-mcp · Use cases

Secure code execution to test LLM-generated code safely
Automated code testing and validation in various environments
Network troubleshooting and diagnostics in isolated environments
Educational coding with immediate feedback in safe environments

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

sandbox-mcp · Install

Installation

Download Binary

Download the appropriate binary for your OS from the [Releases page](https://github.com/pottekkat/sandbox-mcp/releases).

Install via Go

go install github.com/pottekkat/sandbox-mcp/cmd/sandbox-mcp@latest

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/pottekkat/sandbox-mcp.git
cd sandbox-mcp
make deps
make build

Configuration

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "sandbox-mcp": {
            "command": "path/to/sandbox-mcp",
            "args": [
                "--stdio"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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