AWS Labs Nova Canvas vs pixel-penny
pixel-penny is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
AWS Labs Nova Canvas is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). pixel-penny is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by asaleem9. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 Labs Nova Canvas | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5582496accaa Forks (GitHub): 1 817 Pulls (Docker Hub): 11 183 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 794 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace asaleem9/pixel-penny | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 1.0.0 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 Labs Nova Canvas | pixel-pennyno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 794 | 0 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 11 183 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 817 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/nova-canvas-mcp-server) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/asaleem9/pixel-penny |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
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 pixel-penny
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Paid AI image/video generation for agents — x402 USDC or API key, no account needed.
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MCP server for Pixapi: check live credit pricing and balance, then generate images and video.
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AI image generation from text prompts via Gemini. x402 micropayment.
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mcp com.pixfaro/mcp
Generate images with any major model — one API key, one prepaid balance, one MCP.
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img-forge io.github.Stackbilt-dev/img-forge
AI image generation across 5 quality tiers (SDXL to Gemini 3 Pro), 50 free credits on signup.
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imagegen-mcp io.github.forgemeshlabs/imagegen-mcp
AI image generation MCP — generate, bg removal, 4x upscale, or full pro pipeline. USDC/Base.
What each says it does
AWS Labs Nova Canvas
AI image generation using Amazon Nova Canvas.
pixel-penny
Generate AI images paid per-image with USDC micropayments on Base via the x402 protocol
How to run each
AWS Labs Nova Canvas 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-nova-canvas -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/nova-canvas-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
pixel-penny
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 pixel-penny publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of pixel-penny publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: AWS Labs Nova Canvas · What it can do: pixel-penny · 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.