everything vs claude-mesh

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	claude-mesh by pouriamrt
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everything · Summary

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

claude-mesh · Summary

Networked Claude-to-Claude messaging system enabling direct messaging, broadcasts, threaded conversations and permission relays via MCP channels and self-hosted relay.

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

claude-mesh · Use cases

Team collaboration where Claude instances on different machines can communicate directly
Broadcasting important updates to all team members' Claude instances simultaneously
Requesting and managing permissions for potentially risky operations across team members

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

claude-mesh · Install

Installation

Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/pouriamrt/claude-mesh.git
Install dependencies: cd claude-mesh && pnpm install && pnpm -r build
For the relay: node packages/relay/dist/index.js init
Start the relay: node packages/relay/dist/index.js
For peer agents: cd packages/peer-agent && npm link
Pair with the relay: mesh admin bootstrap --token-file ./.mesh-data/admin.token

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-mesh-peers": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/claude-mesh/packages/peer-agent/dist/cli.js"],
      "env": {
        "MESH_RELAY": "http://localhost:8443"
      }
    }
  }
}

Start Claude with: claude --dangerously-load-development-channels server:claude-mesh-peers

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