everything vs lunar
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | lunar by TheLunarCompany | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 444 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 51 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsMonitoringSecurity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
lunar · Summary
Lunar.dev is an API gateway for governance and security of AI agent workloads with MCP aggregation capabilities.
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
lunar · Use cases
- Centralized governance and security for MCP servers in production environments
- Traffic management and optimization for AI applications using external APIs
- Consolidating multiple MCP servers into a single gateway for simplified operations
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-everythinglunar · Install
Installation
Lunar consists of two main components:
- **Lunar Proxy** (core API gateway):
``bash git clone https://github.com/TheLunarCompany/lunar.git cd lunar/proxy npm install npm start ``
- **Lunar MCPX** (MCP aggregator):
``bash cd lunar/mcpx npm install npm start ``
For Claude Desktop, add to your config.json:
"mcpServers": {
"lunar": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path/to/lunar/mcpx/index.js"]
}
}