everything vs codeTree
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | codeTree by ThinkyMiner | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 25 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 46 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 1 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
codeTree · Summary
MCP server with 23 tools for structured code understanding via tree-sitter across 10 languages.
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
codeTree · Use cases
- Code analysis and refactoring assistance
- Documentation generation suggestions
- Impact analysis before making code changes
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-everythingcodeTree · Install
Installation
**Prerequisite:** Install [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) if you don't have it (curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh).
Then cd into any project and run:
claude mcp add codetree -- uvx --from mcp-server-codetree codetree --root .Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"codetree": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--from", "mcp-server-codetree", "codetree", "--root", "/path/to/your/project"]
}
}
}