everything vs cmcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | cmcp by RussellLuo | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 19 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 43 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
cmcp · Summary
cMCP is a command-line utility for interacting with MCP servers over STDIO, HTTP, or SSE transports.
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
cmcp · Use cases
- Testing MCP servers from the command line without needing a full client implementation
- Automating interactions with MCP servers in shell scripts
- Debugging MCP server implementations by examining JSON-RPC traffic
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-everythingcmcp · Install
pip install cmcpFor Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cmcp": {
"command": "cmcp",
"args": [":local-server"],
"env": {}
}
}
}