everything vs mcp-proxy
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-proxy by sparfenyuk | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 2,520 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 55 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
mcp-proxy · Summary
MCP proxy that bridges stdio and SSE/StreamableHTTP transports for connecting MCP servers.
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-proxy · Use cases
- Enabling Claude Desktop to connect to remote MCP servers over SSE
- Making local MCP servers accessible via web interfaces through SSE
- Connecting MCP servers that use different transport protocols
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-proxy · Install
Installation
Via PyPI
pip install mcp-proxyFrom GitHub
git clone https://github.com/sparfenyuk/mcp-proxy.git
cd mcp-proxy
pip install -e .Using Docker
docker pull sparfenyuk/mcp-proxy:latestClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-proxy": {
"command": "mcp-proxy",
"args": [
"http://example.io/sse"
],
"env": {
"API_ACCESS_TOKEN": "access-token"
}
}
}
}