everything vs sub-agents-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | sub-agents-mcp by shinpr | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 83 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 46 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
sub-agents-mcp · Summary
Define task-specific AI sub-agents in Markdown for use with any MCP-compatible tool.
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
sub-agents-mcp · Use cases
- Code review and quality analysis using specialized agents
- Test generation for code modules with custom test-writer agents
- Documentation generation with purpose-built doc-writer agents
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-everythingsub-agents-mcp · Install
Installation
- Install an execution engine (cursor-agent, claude, gemini, or codex CLI)
- Configure MCP in your IDE:
- Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json - Claude Desktop: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sub-agents": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "sub-agents-mcp"],
"env": {
"AGENTS_DIR": "/absolute/path/to/your-agents-folder",
"AGENT_TYPE": "cursor" // or "claude", "gemini", or "codex"
}
}
}
}- Create agent markdown files in your agents folder