everything vs markplane

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	markplane by zerowand01
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 165
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Score	77	48
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	this month

everything · Summary

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

markplane · Summary

Markplane is an AI-native project management tool that stores tasks in markdown files and exposes functionality through an MCP server.

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

markplane · Use cases

AI assistants manage project tasks by creating, updating, and prioritizing items through natural language commands
Project managers track progress and dependencies through a web UI while AI maintains context across sessions
Development teams maintain project documentation that stays in sync with code changes through version control

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

markplane · Install

Installation

**Homebrew (macOS and Linux)**

brew install zerowand01/markplane/markplane

**Shell script (macOS and Linux)**

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zerowand01/markplane/master/install.sh | sh

**Pre-built binary** Download the latest release for your platform from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/zerowand01/markplane/releases).

**MCP Setup with Claude Desktop** Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markplane": {
      "command": "markplane",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or add a .mcp.json file at the repo root for project-wide setup.

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