everything vs mcp-auth-proxy
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-auth-proxy by sigbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 117 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | SecurityDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcp-auth-proxy · Summary
An OAuth 2.1 authentication proxy for MCP servers that adds security without code changes.
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-auth-proxy · Use cases
- Securing self-hosted MCP servers with enterprise authentication
- Adding OAuth protection to file system or other MCP servers
- Providing centralized authentication for multiple MCP deployments
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-everythingmcp-auth-proxy · Install
Installation
- Download the binary from the [release page](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/releases)
- For stdio transport:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
--external-url https://{your-domain} \
--tls-accept-tos \
--password changeme \
-- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem ./- For SSE/HTTP transport with URL:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
--external-url https://{your-domain} \
--tls-accept-tos \
--password changeme \
-- https://your-mcp-server/mcpClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"auth-protected-server": {
"command": "path/to/mcp-auth-proxy",
"args": ["--external-url", "https://your-domain", "--tls-accept-tos", "--password", "your-password", "--", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"]
}
}
}