everything vs mcpproxy-go

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mcpproxy-go by smart-mcp-proxy
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 218
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Score	77	51
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsSecurityAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	this month	this month

everything · Summary

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

mcpproxy-go · Summary

MCPProxy is a smart proxy server that federates multiple MCP servers with security, token savings, and tool discovery.

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

mcpproxy-go · Use cases

Federating multiple MCP servers to overcome tool limits in AI applications
Securing AI agent connections by quarantining potentially malicious MCP servers
Reducing token consumption while improving accuracy in AI tool interactions

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

mcpproxy-go · Install

Installation

**macOS (Recommended - DMG Installer):**

Apple Silicon (M1/M2): Download mcpproxy-*-darwin-arm64.dmg
Intel Mac: Download mcpproxy-*-darwin-amd64.dmg

**Windows (Recommended - Installer):**

x64 (64-bit): Download mcpproxy-setup-*-amd64.exe
ARM64: Download mcpproxy-setup-*-arm64.exe

**Alternative install methods:**

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install smart-mcp-proxy/mcpproxy/mcpproxy

# Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install mcpproxy

# With Go
go install github.com/smart-mcp-proxy/mcpproxy-go/cmd/mcpproxy@latest

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MCPProxy": {
      "command": "mcpproxy",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

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