Dappier vs researcher-plugin
Dappier is an MCP server published by DappierAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). researcher-plugin is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AlexeyTripleA. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  Dappier | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ba9b2d17fc77 Forks (GitHub): 16 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 585 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace alexeytriplea/claude-code-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | Dappier | researcher-plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 44 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 17 585 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 16 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/dappier) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dappierai/dappier-mcp | github.com/alexeytriplea/claude-code-plugins |
| 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
Dappier
Enable fast, free real-time web search and access premium data from trusted media brands—news, financial markets, sports, entertainment, weather, and more. Build powerful AI agents with Dappier.
researcher-plugin
AI-powered research agent that finds current information online using multiple sources: Brave Search, Tavily, Bright Data, and Reddit
How to run each
Dappier As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "DAPPIER_API_KEY=<YOUR_DAPPIER_API_KEY>" --transport stdio dappier -- docker run -i --rm -e DAPPIER_API_KEY mcp/dappierRequires: DAPPIER_API_KEY (secret)
researcher-plugin As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add alexeytriplea/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install researcher-plugin@claude-code-marketplaceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of researcher-plugin publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Dappier asks for
DAPPIER_API_KEY (secret)
Only researcher-plugin asks for
API_TOKEN (secret)BRAVE_API_KEY (secret)PRO_MODETAVILY_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Dappier · What it can do: researcher-plugin · 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.