Dart AI vs MCP Task Orchestrator
Dart AI is an MCP server published by its-dart. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). MCP Task Orchestrator is an MCP server published by jpicklyk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  Dart AI |  MCP Task Orchestrator |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:fe45ca6be893 Forks (GitHub): 27 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 072 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 128 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:eab0bb62611a Forks (GitHub): 24 Stars (GitHub): 207 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.16.0 Forks (GitHub): 24 Stars (GitHub): 207 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 | Dart AI | MCP Task Orchestrator |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 128 (worse) | 207 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 17 072 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 27 (better) | 24 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/dart) | On your machine (ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:3.16.0) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 16 | 42 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 7, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/its-dart/dart-mcp-server | github.com/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Dart AI
Dart AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
MCP Task Orchestrator
Server-enforced workflow discipline for AI agents: work items, dependency graphs, quality gates
How to run each
Dart AI As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "DART_TOKEN=<YOUR_DART_TOKEN>" --transport stdio dart -- docker run -i --rm -e DART_TOKEN mcp/dartRequires: DART_TOKEN (secret)
MCP Task Orchestrator As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio task-orchestrator -- docker run -i --rm -v mcp-task-data:/app/data ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:3.16.0Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Dart AI declares
add_task_commentcreate_docdelete_docget_configget_dartboardget_docget_folderget_viewlist_docslist_task_commentslist_tasksupdate_doc
Only MCP Task Orchestrator declares
add_sectionadd_template_sectionapply_templatebulk_create_sectionsbulk_delete_sectionsbulk_update_sectionsbulk_update_taskscreate_dependencycreate_featurecreate_projectcreate_templatedelete_dependency
Show the remaining 26
delete_featuredelete_projectdelete_sectiondelete_templatedisable_templateenable_templatefeature_to_markdownget_featureget_overviewget_projectget_sectionsget_task_dependenciesget_templatelist_templatesproject_to_markdownreorder_sectionssearch_featuressearch_projectssearch_taskstask_to_markdownupdate_featureupdate_projectupdate_sectionupdate_section_metadataupdate_section_textupdate_template_metadata
Both declare
create_taskdelete_taskget_taskupdate_task
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Only Dart AI asks for
DART_HOSTDART_TOKEN (secret)
Only MCP Task Orchestrator asks for
AGENT_CONFIG_DIRDATABASE_PATHLOG_FILELOG_LEVELMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_TRANSPORTUSE_FLYWAY
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Dart AI · What it can do: MCP Task Orchestrator · Compare two other plugins
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