everything vs trueline-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | trueline-mcp by rjkaes | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 17 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 43 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsFile System |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | 1 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
trueline-mcp · Summary
An MCP plugin that provides hash-verified file editing and targeted reads for AI coding agents to reduce token usage and prevent silent corruption.
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
trueline-mcp · Use cases
- Reducing token usage when working with large source code files by reading only necessary line ranges
- Preventing silent corruption of code when AI agents edit files that have changed concurrently
- Improving efficiency in multi-file editing sessions by batching edits and reducing context window overhead
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-everythingtrueline-mcp · Install
Installation
**Claude Code (recommended; hooks are automatic):**
/plugin marketplace add rjkaes/trueline-mcp
/plugin install trueline-mcp@trueline-mcp**Other platforms (Gemini CLI, VS Code Copilot, OpenCode, Codex CLI):** See [INSTALL.md](https://github.com/rjkaes/trueline-mcp/blob/main/INSTALL.md) for platform-specific setup.
**CLI (no MCP):** For agents that use shell commands instead of MCP, install globally with npm i -g trueline-mcp and add configs/cli/instructions.md to your agent's system prompt.