AWS Labs Nova Canvas vs io.github.shinpr/mcp-image
AWS Labs Nova Canvas is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.shinpr/mcp-image is an MCP server published by shinpr. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  io.github.shinpr/mcp-image |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5582496accaa Forks (GitHub): 1 827 Pulls (Docker Hub): 11 414 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 830 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.18.2 Downloads/month (npm): 14 591 Downloads/week (npm): 932 Forks (GitHub): 41 Stars (GitHub): 183 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.18.2 Downloads/month (npm): 14 591 Downloads/week (npm): 932 Forks (GitHub): 41 Stars (GitHub): 183 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 | io.github.shinpr/mcp-image |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 830 (better) | 183 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 11 414 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 827 (better) | 41 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-22 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/nova-canvas-mcp-server) | On your machine (mcp-image) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | 7, secrets among them: 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/shinpr/mcp-image |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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.
io.github.shinpr/mcp-image
AI image generation and editing with prompt optimization and quality presets
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)
io.github.shinpr/mcp-image As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ARK_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARK_API_KEY>" --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-image -- npx -y mcp-imageRequires: ARK_API_KEY (secret), GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)
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.shinpr/mcp-image publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only AWS Labs Nova Canvas asks for
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDAWS_PROFILEAWS_REGIONAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret)AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Only io.github.shinpr/mcp-image asks for
ARK_API_KEY (secret)GEMINI_API_KEY (secret)IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIRIMAGE_PROVIDERIMAGE_QUALITYOPENAI_API_KEY (secret)SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS Labs Nova Canvas · What it can do: io.github.shinpr/mcp-image · 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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.