Cylera vs Network CUPS
Cylera is an MCP server published by Cylera. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Network CUPS is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by danielrosehill. 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 |   Cylera |  Network CUPS |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ba2c8606725b Forks (GitHub): 1 Pulls (Docker Hub): 10 722 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins | Not listed | Listed 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 | Cylera | Network CUPS |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 10 722 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/cylera-mcp-server) | On your machine (lan-mcp-cups) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 3 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 9 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cylera/cylera-mcp-server | github.com/danielrosehill/claude-network-cups-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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
Cylera
Brings context about device inventory, threats, risks and utilization powered by the Cylera Partner API into an LLM.
Network CUPS
Discover, diagnose, and print to networked CUPS printers from Claude Code. Wraps the lan-mcp-cups MCP server and adds LAN discovery (avahi/Bonjour, arp-scan) plus ufw firewall sanity checks.
How to run each
Cylera As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "CYLERA_BASE_URL=<YOUR_CYLERA_BASE_URL>" --env "CYLERA_PASSWORD=<YOUR_CYLERA_PASSWORD>" --env "CYLERA_USERNAME=<YOUR_CYLERA_USERNAME>" --transport stdio cylera-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e CYLERA_BASE_URL -e CYLERA_PASSWORD -e CYLERA_USERNAME mcp/cylera-mcp-serverRequires: CYLERA_BASE_URL (secret), CYLERA_PASSWORD (secret), CYLERA_USERNAME (secret)
Network CUPS As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install network-cups@danielrosehillCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Network CUPS publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Cylera asks for
CYLERA_BASE_URL (secret)CYLERA_PASSWORD (secret)CYLERA_USERNAME (secret)
Only Network CUPS asks for
MCP_CUPS_TRANSPORT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Cylera · What it can do: Network CUPS · 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.