Azure vs dapr-skills
Azure is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). dapr-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Diagrid. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |   Azure | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:f8f4386fa2e8 Forks (GitHub): 658 Stars (GitHub): 3 796 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace diagrid-labs/dapr-skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.30.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 13 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 | Azure | dapr-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 796 (better) | 13 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 658 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-21 (better) | 2026-10-17 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcr.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 55 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 29 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/mcp | github.com/diagrid-labs/dapr-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-16 |
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
Azure
Catalog of official Microsoft MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementations for AI-powered data access and tool integration.
dapr-skills
Skills to create, add, migrate, and review Dapr Workflow, pub/sub, and durable AI agent applications
How to run each
Azure As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio azure -- docker run -i --rm mcr.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-mcpdapr-skills As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add diagrid-labs/dapr-skills
/plugin install dapr-skills@diagrid-labsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of dapr-skills publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Azure · What it can do: dapr-skills · 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.