everything vs mcp-gateway

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-gateway by theognis1002
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everything · Summary

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

mcp-gateway · Summary

Production-ready API gateway for MCP servers with authentication, logging, rate limiting, and multi-protocol support.

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-gateway · Use cases

Enterprise deployment of MCP servers with centralized security and monitoring
Bridging existing REST APIs into the MCP ecosystem
Creating virtual MCP servers with custom tools and resources
Multi-protocol support for MCP integration across different environments

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-gateway · Install

Docker Installation (Recommended)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway.git
cd mcp-gateway

# Copy env
cp .env.example .env

# Run with Docker Compose
docker compose up --build

After starting the gateway, access the admin interface at http://localhost:3000 with credentials admin@admin.com / qwerty123.

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-p", "8080:8080", "mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway:latest"]
    }
  }
}

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