everything vs crw
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | crw by us | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 88 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
crw · Summary
Fast, lightweight Firecrawl alternative in Rust with MCP server for AI agents. Web scraper, crawler & search API.
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
crw · Use cases
- Web scraping for RAG pipelines
- AI agent web access
- Content monitoring and extraction
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-everythingcrw · Install
Installation
**Quick Install (Recommended):**
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/us/crw/main/install.sh | CRW_BINARY=crw sh
crw setup**Python SDK:**
pip install crw**Homebrew:**
brew install us/crw/crw**Adding to Claude Desktop (MCP):**
# Local mode
claude mcp add crw -- npx crw-mcp
# Cloud mode
claude mcp add -e CRW_API_URL=https://fastcrw.com/api -e CRW_API_KEY=your-key crw -- npx crw-mcp**Zero-install Node.js MCP:**
npx crw-mcp