everything vs claude-memory-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | claude-memory-mcp by tanaka-kun-dev | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 0 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 33 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | File SystemAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
claude-memory-mcp · Summary
MCP server for persistent file-based memory management with tools to read, search, and update Claude's memory files.
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
claude-memory-mcp · Use cases
- Enabling non-Claude Code clients like Claude Desktop or Cursor to access Claude's memory system
- Providing programmatic access to manage memory entries across different MCP-compatible AI assistants
- Creating a persistent memory layer for personal AI assistants that can be shared across tools
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-everythingclaude-memory-mcp · Install
npm install -g @tanaka-kun-dev/claude-memory-mcpClaude Code
Add to your .claude/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "claude-memory-mcp"
}
}
}Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "claude-memory-mcp"
}
}
}For custom memory directory, use environment variable CLAUDE_MEMORY_DIR.