everything vs native-devtools-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	native-devtools-mcp by sh3ll3x3c
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 99
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Score	77	47
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsBrowser AutomationProductivity
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

native-devtools-mcp · Summary

Multi-platform MCP server for desktop automation with screenshots, OCR, input simulation, browser automation via CDP, and Android support.

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

native-devtools-mcp · Use cases

Automating repetitive desktop tasks across applications
Web scraping and automation of Chrome/Electron apps
Mobile app testing and automation on Android devices

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

native-devtools-mcp · Install

Installation

**Option 1: Run with npx (no install needed)**

npx -y native-devtools-mcp

**Option 2: Global install**

npm install -g native-devtools-mcp

**Option 3: Build from source (Rust)**

git clone https://github.com/sh3ll3x3c/native-devtools-mcp
cd native-devtools-mcp
cargo build --release

**Claude Desktop Configuration**

macOS:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "native-devtools": {
      "command": "/Applications/NativeDevtools.app/Contents/MacOS/native-devtools-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "native-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "native-devtools-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Run setup after installation:

npx native-devtools-mcp setup

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