everything vs mcp-reticle

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-reticle by soth-ai
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Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	4 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

mcp-reticle · Summary

Reticle is a debugging tool for MCP servers that intercepts, visualizes, and profiles JSON-RPC traffic in real-time with zero latency overhead.

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-reticle · Use cases

Debugging MCP server integrations by inspecting JSON-RPC traffic
Profiling performance issues and token usage in MCP communication
Capturing and recording MCP sessions for later analysis

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

mcp-reticle · Install

Install Reticle using one of these methods:

# npm
npm install -g mcp-reticle

# pip
pip install mcp-reticle

# Homebrew
brew install labterminal/mcp-reticle/mcp-reticle

Wrap your MCP server with Reticle:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "mcp-reticle",
      "args": ["run", "--name", "filesystem", "--", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/Users/me/work"]
    }
  }
}

Launch the UI:

mcp-reticle ui

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