everything vs mcp-discovery
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-discovery by rust-mcp-stack | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 83 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 45 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsProductivityOther |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | 5 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcp-discovery · Summary
A Rust CLI tool for discovering and documenting MCP Server capabilities with multiple output formats.
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
mcp-discovery · Use cases
- Automatically generating and maintaining README files for MCP servers
- Documenting MCP server capabilities in project documentation
- Creating custom documentation templates for MCP integrations
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-everythingmcp-discovery · Install
Installation
Running as CLI
Install from crates.io:
cargo install mcp-discoveryOr install from source:
git clone https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/mcp-discovery
cd mcp-discovery
cargo install --path .GitHub Action
See [rust-mcp-stack/mcp-discovery-action](https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/mcp-discovery-action) for instructions on using as a GitHub Action.