everything vs context7
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | context7 by upstash | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 55,436 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 65 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
context7 · Summary
Context7 provides up-to-date code documentation and API references through MCP.
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
context7 · Use cases
- Generate accurate code examples using up-to-date library documentation
- Retrieve version-specific API references without leaving your coding environment
- Automate documentation lookup for libraries during AI-assisted development
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-everythingcontext7 · Install
Install Context7 with a single command:
npx ctx7 setupFor manual MCP installation, use the server URL https://mcp.context7.com/mcp with your MCP client and pass your API key via the CONTEXT7_API_KEY header. For Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"context7": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@upstash/context7-mcp"]
}
}
}