everything vs mcp-local-rag

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-local-rag by shinpr
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
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everything · Summary

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

mcp-local-rag · Summary

Local-first RAG server providing semantic + keyword search for code and technical docs via MCP or CLI.

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-local-rag · Use cases

Searching internal documentation and API specs for development reference
Codebase exploration with semantic + keyword search for finding specific functions and patterns
Research paper analysis and knowledge retrieval from private document collections
Technical troubleshooting by searching error codes and solutions in local documentation

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

mcp-local-rag · Install

Installation via MCP

For **Cursor** — Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-rag": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-local-rag"],
      "env": {
        "BASE_DIR": "/path/to/your/documents"
      }
    }
  }
}

For **Claude Code** — Run this command:

claude mcp add local-rag --scope user --env BASE_DIR=/path/to/your/documents -- npx -y mcp-local-rag

CLI Installation

npx mcp-local-rag ingest ./docs/
npx mcp-local-rag query "authentication API"

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