everything vs csv-editor

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	csv-editor by santoshray02
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Language	TypeScript	Python
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everything · Summary

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

csv-editor · Summary

Stateful CSV editing MCP server with 39 pandas-powered tools, sessions, undo/redo and auto-save features.

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

csv-editor · Use cases

Data cleaning and preprocessing for analysts to remove duplicates, fix data types, and handle missing values
ETL pipelines with complex transformations like filtering, aggregating, and converting between data formats
Data quality assurance through schema validation, outlier detection, and comprehensive quality scoring

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

csv-editor · Install

Installing via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @santoshray02/csv-editor --client claude

Fastest Installation (Recommended)

# Install uv if needed (one-time setup)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Clone and run
git clone https://github.com/santoshray02/csv-editor.git
cd csv-editor
uv sync
uv run csv-editor

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

**macOS:** ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
**Windows:** %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
**Linux:** ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "csv-editor": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["tool", "run", "csv-editor"],
      "env": {
        "CSV_MAX_FILE_SIZE": "1073741824"
      }
    }
  }
}

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