everything vs gh-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | gh-mcp by shuymn | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 29 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 44 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsGitHubAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
gh-mcp · Summary
GitHub CLI extension that runs github-mcp-server using existing gh authentication without manual PAT setup.
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
gh-mcp · Use cases
- Integrating GitHub access with AI coding assistants that support MCP
- Accessing GitHub repositories and issues without managing separate PATs
- Enabling Claude Code or other MCP clients to interact with GitHub resources
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-everythinggh-mcp · Install
Installation
gh extension install shuymn/gh-mcpConfiguration for Claude Desktop
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration:
{
"github": {
"command": "gh",
"args": ["mcp"]
}
}With environment variables:
{
"github": {
"command": "gh",
"args": ["mcp"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOOLSETS": "repos,issues,pull_requests",
"GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "1"
}
}
}