everything vs mcpet

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mcpet by shreyaskarnik
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 10
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	AI / LLM ToolsProductivityOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	4 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mcpet · Summary

MCPet is a TypeScript-based virtual pet simulation MCP server with interactive pet care tools.

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

mcpet · Use cases

Adopt and care for a virtual pet that evolves over time
Use pet care tools (feeding, playing, cleaning) through an AI assistant
Experience nostalgic gameplay with modern AI integration

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

mcpet · Install

Installation

Via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @shreyaskarnik/mcpet --client claude

Manual Configuration

For Claude Desktop, add to your config:

**MacOS:** ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json **Windows:** %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpet": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcpet/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "PET_DATA_DIR": "/path/to/writable/directory"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Set PET_DATA_DIR to a directory with write permissions.

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