everything vs deep-research

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	deep-research by u14app
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 4,583
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	56
Official	✓	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	AI / LLM ToolsKnowledge GraphProductivity
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

deep-research · Summary

An MCP server for deep research using multiple LLMs with web search capabilities and local processing.

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

deep-research · Use cases

Academic research with LLM assistance
Market analysis and competitive intelligence
Content creation and knowledge synthesis
Technical documentation generation

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

deep-research · Install

Installation

Docker Deployment

docker pull xiangfa/deep-research:latest
docker run -d --name deep-research -p 3333:3000 xiangfa/deep-research

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/u14app/deep-research.git
cd deep-research
pnpm install
# Copy env.tpl to .env and configure your API keys
pnpm dev

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deep-research": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/deep-research/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

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