everything vs powhttp-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | powhttp-mcp by usestring | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 71 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | Developer ToolsWeb ScrapingMonitoring |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | 2 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
powhttp-mcp · Summary
MCP server enabling AI assistants to analyze HTTP traffic captured by powhttp with advanced debugging capabilities.
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
powhttp-mcp · Use cases
- Debugging web scraping bots to identify anti-bot detection mechanisms
- Analyzing API behavior to understand data structures and endpoints
- Generating scrapers from observed HTTP traffic patterns
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-everythingpowhttp-mcp · Install
Installation
Install via go install:
go install github.com/usestring/powhttp-mcp/cmd/powhttp-mcp@latestAdding to Claude Desktop
Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):
{
"mcpServers": {
"powhttp": {
"command": "powhttp-mcp",
"env": {
"POWHTTP_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:7777",
"POWHTTP_PROXY_URL": "http://localhost:8888"
}
}
}
}