Amazon Location Service vs Charlotte Area Transit (CATS)
Amazon Location Service is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) is an MCP server published by ajwann. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  Amazon Location Service |  Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a84810ffd306 Forks (GitHub): 1 812 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 512 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 782 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 518 Downloads/week (PyPI): 26 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Amazon Location Service | Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 782 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 512 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 812 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-location-mcp-server) | Remote server (queenscoach.adamwanninger.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 8 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/ajwann/queenscoach |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago, requires a key |
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
Amazon Location Service
Place search, geocoding, and route optimization.
Charlotte Area Transit (CATS)
CATS bus and light rail trip planning, live arrivals, timetables, routes, and service alerts
How to run each
Amazon Location Service As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --env "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=<YOUR_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN>" --transport stdio aws-location -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/aws-location-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http queenscoach https://queenscoach.adamwanninger.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Amazon Location Service · What it can do: Charlotte Area Transit (CATS) · Compare two other plugins
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