everything vs code-assistant

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	code-assistant by stippi
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 163
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	48
Official	✓	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	this month

everything · Summary

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

code-assistant · Summary

Rust-based AI coding assistant with GUI, CLI, MCP and ACP modes offering autonomous code analysis and modification.

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

code-assistant · Use cases

Automated code refactoring and optimization across multiple projects
Real-time debugging and issue resolution through conversational interface
Integration with IDEs like Zed via ACP protocol for enhanced coding assistance

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

code-assistant · Install

Installation

# Install Rust tool chain via rustup
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/stippi/code-assistant
cd code-assistant
cargo build --release

Claude Desktop Integration

Configure in Claude Desktop settings (**Developer** tab → **Edit Config**):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-assistant": {
      "command": "/path/to/code-assistant/target/release/code-assistant",
      "args": ["server"],
      "env": {
        "SHELL": "/bin/zsh"
      }
    }
  }
}

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