everything vs Custom-MCP-Server

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	Custom-MCP-Server by Sharan-Kumar-R
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 75
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Score	77	40
Official	✓	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Web ScrapingDeveloper ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	11 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

Custom-MCP-Server · Summary

An MCP server providing scraping tools for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Google search.

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

Custom-MCP-Server · Use cases

Researching professional backgrounds via LinkedIn profiles
Gathering public information about individuals from social media
Performing web searches and social media monitoring for intelligence gathering

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

Custom-MCP-Server · Install

Installation

Add MCP to your Python project using uv:

uv init custom-mcp-server
cd custom-mcp-server
uv add "mcp[cli]"

Install additional dependencies:

uv add httpx python-dotenv fastmcp

Add API keys to your .env file:

RAPIDAPI_KEY=your_rapidapi_key_here
SERPER_API_KEY=your_serper_api_key_here

Install the server:

uv run mcp install main.py

For Claude Desktop, restart the app after installation to see the new tools.

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