ast-grep vs RTL Lint MCP
ast-grep is an MCP server published by dgageot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). RTL Lint MCP is an MCP server published by jaspresi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   ast-grep | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5fc3f2e9dcf2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Pulls (Docker Hub): 101 645 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 44 Downloads/week (PyPI): 20 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | ast-grep | RTL Lint MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 101 645 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/ast-grep) | On your machine (rtl-lint-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dgageot/mcp-ast-grep | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
ast-grep
ast-grep is a fast and polyglot tool for code structural search, lint, rewriting at large scale.
RTL Lint MCP
Lint Verilog and SystemVerilog files and projects with structured diagnostics.
How to run each
ast-grep As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio ast-grep -- docker run -i --rm mcp/ast-grepRTL Lint MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "RTL_LINT_ALLOWED_ROOTS=<YOUR_RTL_LINT_ALLOWED_ROOTS>" --transport stdio rtl-lint-mcp -- uvx rtl-lint-mcpRequires: RTL_LINT_ALLOWED_ROOTS
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of RTL Lint MCP publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of ast-grep publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: ast-grep · What it can do: RTL Lint MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.