everything vs heuristic-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | heuristic-mcp by softerist | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 21 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 40 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
heuristic-mcp · Summary
An MCP server that enables semantic code search with call-graph proximity and recency ranking for AI coding assistants.
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
heuristic-mcp · Use cases
- Finding relevant code patterns in large codebases using natural language queries
- Locating specific functions or classes based on semantic similarity rather than exact matches
- Discovering related code that might be affected by changes to specific parts of the project
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-everythingheuristic-mcp · Install
npm install -g @softerist/heuristic-mcpThen start the server:
heuristic-mcp --startFor Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"heuristic": {
"command": "heuristic-mcp",
"args": ["--start"]
}
}
}