AWS Diagram vs tech-spec
tech-spec is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
AWS Diagram is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). tech-spec is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iowarp. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  AWS Diagram | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:453d5fc6b50b Forks (GitHub): 1 823 Pulls (Docker Hub): 61 156 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 9 812 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-kit | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-coder | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 0.3.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | AWS Diagram | tech-specno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 812 | 8 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 61 156 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 823 | 5 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-diagram) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/iowarp/clio-coder |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 6 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of tech-spec
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Spec-driven development workflow - transforms ideas into structured specifications (requirements, design, tasks) before implementation.
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Explore directions through research-led brainstorming, write comprehensive specs, and implement them with risk-first subagent workflows and live verification
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Specification-driven development workflow: setup → specify → plan → tasks → implement
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Architecture and modernization toolkit: produce a cited architecture document for a locally-cloned repo, and generate a phased modernization plan that auto-runs Documentation mode…
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Structured workflow for spec-driven development with EARS notation, guiding features through Requirements, Design, and Tasks phases
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Specification-driven development workflow skill. Orchestrates a spec-first discipline with advisory quality gates: a one-page Product Spec (problem, falsifiable bet, success…
What each says it does
AWS Diagram
Seamlessly create diagrams using the Python diagrams package DSL. This server allows you to generate AWS diagrams, sequence diagrams, flow diagrams, and class diagrams using Python code.
tech-spec
Writes a typed call-stack architecture handoff: code-shaped contracts plus execution flows, implementation-ready for another engineer. User-invoked only. Not for weighing approaches or deciding the design; use architecture first.
How to run each
AWS Diagram As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio aws-diagram -- docker run -i --rm mcp/aws-diagramtech-spec
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of tech-spec publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: AWS Diagram · What it can do: tech-spec · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.