Cylera vs runZero MCP
Cylera is an MCP server published by Cylera. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). runZero MCP is an MCP server published by Servosity. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |   runZero MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ba2c8606725b Forks (GitHub): 1 Pulls (Docker Hub): 10 670 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.4 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 59 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 | runZero MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 59 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 10 670 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 13 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/cylera-mcp-server) | On your machine (https://github.com/Servosity/msp-skills/releases/download/runzero-v0.1.4/runzero-mcp.mcpb) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 3 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cylera/cylera-mcp-server | github.com/servosity/msp-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| 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
Cylera
Brings context about device inventory, threats, risks and utilization powered by the Cylera Partner API into an LLM.
runZero MCP
Every runZero query, plus a local SQLite copy of your whole attack surface that diffs over time
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)
runZero MCP As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add servosity/msp-skills
/plugin install runzero@msp-skillsRequires: RUNZERO_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 runZero MCP 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 runZero MCP asks for
RUNZERO_API_KEY (secret)RUNZERO_BASE_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Cylera · What it can do: runZero MCP · 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. 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.