everything vs modex
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | modex by theronic | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 114 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 41 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsDatabase |
| Language | TypeScript | Clojure |
| Last commit | this month | 14 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
modex · Summary
Modex is a Clojure library implementing MCP Server & Client to extend AI models with tools, resources, and prompts.
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
modex · Use cases
- Augmenting AI models with database tools like Datomic integration
- Building custom MCP servers for production systems monitoring
- Extending AI clients with domain-specific tools and resources
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-everythingmodex · Install
Installation
- Clone the repository:
``bash git clone git@github.com/theronic/modex.git cd modex ``
- Build the uberjar:
``bash ./build.sh ` This creates an executable jar at target/modex-mcp-0.2.2.jar`.
- Configure Claude Desktop:
Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and add: ``json { "mcpServers": { "modex-mcp": { "command": "java", "args": ["-jar", "/full/path/to/modex/target/modex-mcp-0.2.2.jar"] } } } ``
- Restart Claude Desktop to activate the server.