everything vs openapi-mcp-swagger
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | openapi-mcp-swagger by salacoste | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 16 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 39 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 8 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
openapi-mcp-swagger · Summary
Converts Swagger/OpenAPI specs into searchable MCP servers for AI assistants, enabling intelligent API documentation queries and code generation.
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
openapi-mcp-swagger · Use cases
- AI-powered API integration and code generation for complex endpoints
- Natural language discovery of API capabilities and relationships
- Real-time API documentation search with intelligent relevance ranking
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-everythingopenapi-mcp-swagger · Install
# Install from source
git clone https://github.com/salacoste/openapi-mcp-swagger.git
cd openapi-mcp-swagger
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Convert Swagger file to MCP server
swagger-mcp-server convert swagger-openapi-data/your-api.json --name your-api
cd mcp-server-your-api
swagger-mcp-server serve
# For Claude Desktop, add to Claude's config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"your-api": {
"command": "swagger-mcp-server",
"args": ["serve", "--port", "8080"]
}
}
}```