AWS CloudFormation vs io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server
AWS CloudFormation is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server is an MCP server published by hostkey-cloud. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  AWS CloudFormation |  io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:d1c0846eb6e5 Forks (GitHub): 1 806 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 688 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 779 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.3 Downloads/month (npm): 197 Downloads/week (npm): 23 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 | AWS CloudFormation | io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 779 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 17 688 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 806 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/cfn-mcp-server) | Remote server (mcp.hostkey.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 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/hostkey-cloud/mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
AWS CloudFormation
CloudFormation resource management via Cloud Control API.
io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server
MCP server for Hostkey .com (InvAPI): servers, power, order, DNS, S3, billing
How to run each
AWS CloudFormation 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 awslabs-cfn -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/cfn-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http io-github-hostkey-cloud-mcp-server https://mcp.hostkey.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: HOSTKEY_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only AWS CloudFormation asks for
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDAWS_PROFILEAWS_REGIONAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret)AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Only io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server asks for
HOSTKEY_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVEHOSTKEY_API_KEY (secret)HOSTKEY_TOKEN_TTL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS CloudFormation · What it can do: io.github.hostkey-cloud/mcp-server · 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.