AWS Labs Nova Canvas vs NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout
AWS Labs Nova Canvas is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by NoaCG Studio. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 Labs Nova Canvas |  NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5582496accaa Forks (GitHub): 1 820 Pulls (Docker Hub): 11 209 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 803 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace noacg/noacg-studio | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.12.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 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 Labs Nova Canvas | NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 803 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 11 209 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 820 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-18 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/noacg/noacg-studio |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
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 Labs Nova Canvas
AI image generation using Amazon Nova Canvas.
NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout
Make broadcast graphics for NoaCG Studio and play them out: lower thirds, scoreboards, tickers, bugs, countdowns and full-screen graphics, run live from NoaCG Playout to CasparCG, OBS or vMix, or exported for SPX, H2R or any OGraf renderer. Adds the /noacg:graphic skill, and runs nothing until a graphic is being made.
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)
NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add noacg/noacg-studio
/plugin install noacg@noacg-studioCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: AWS Labs Nova Canvas · What it can do: NoaCG Broadcast Graphics and Playout · 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.