Close vs acumatica-assistant
Close is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). acumatica-assistant is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by fdtaljaard. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  Close |  acumatica-assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace fdtaljaard/claude-skills | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 9 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 | Close | acumatica-assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 9 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 4 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.close.com/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/fdtaljaard/claude-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-18 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago, requires a key | no remote endpoint we check |
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
Close
Streamline sales processes with integrated calling, email, SMS, and automated workflows for small and scaling businesses.
acumatica-assistant
Acumatica ERP assistant: REST integration development against the contract-based REST API from a bundled extraction of Acumatica's Integration Development Guide (2026 R2) — sign-in and OAuth 2.0/OIDC, endpoint and contract versions, JSON record shape, query parameters per contract version, CRUD, actions and long-running operations, custom fields, files, license limits, push notifications and webhooks, with a catalogue of 187 documented example requests, and exact entity, field and action names from a snapshot of the Default/25.200.001 contract (2025 R2); OData data access — DAC-based and generic-inquiry-based OData v4 reads (URLs, auth and licence, $filter/$expand, deleted-record tracking, CORS, Excel and Power BI) from the Reporting Tools Guide (2026 R2), with a DAC $metadata snapshot of a clean 2026 R2 instance for exact DAC, field and navigation names. More capabilities to follow.
How to run each
Close As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http close https://mcp.close.com/mcpRequires: CLOSE_API_KEY (secret)
acumatica-assistant As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add fdtaljaard/claude-skills
/plugin install acumatica-assistant@fdtaljaard-skillsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Close has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of acumatica-assistant publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Close · What it can do: acumatica-assistant · 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.