Comparison

Descope vs io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server

Descope is an MCP server published by descope-sample-apps. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Descope	io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:554b2b490c18 Forks (GitHub): 7 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 021 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 38 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 2.3.3 Downloads/month (npm): 1 960 Downloads/week (npm): 368 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 18 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

Descope vs io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server
Fact	Descope	io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	38 (better)	18 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	18 021	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	7 (worse)	10 (better)
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-14
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/descope)	Remote server (toolkit.caseyjhand.com/mcp)
Transport (differs)	stdio	Streamable HTTP
Tools it declares (differs)	4	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	2, secrets among them: 1	14, secrets among them: 1
Licence (differs)	MIT	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/descope-sample-apps/descope-mcp-server	github.com/cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	2
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	no remote endpoint we check	Responded 3 days ago

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

Descope

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

The Descope Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides an interface to interact with Descope's Management APIs, enabling the search and retrieval of project-related information.

io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Generate IDs, QR codes, and hashes, encode values, geolocate IPs, plus gated host diagnostics.

How to run each

Descope As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY=<YOUR_DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY>" --transport stdio descope -- docker run -i --rm -e DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY mcp/descope

Requires: DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY (secret)

io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server As a remote MCP server

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http toolkit-mcp-server https://toolkit.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Requires: TOOLKIT_GEO_API_KEY (secret)

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Only Descope has

create-user
invite-user
search-audits
search-users

Only io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server has

toolkit_encode_value
toolkit_generate_id
toolkit_generate_qr
toolkit_geolocate_ip
toolkit_hash_value

Both have

None

Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server as of 2026-10-15). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Only Descope asks for

DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY (secret)
DESCOPE_PROJECT_ID

Only io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server asks for

MCP_AUTH_MODE
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH
MCP_HTTP_HOST
MCP_HTTP_PORT
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE
TOOLKIT_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORK
TOOLKIT_ENABLE_NET_DIAGNOSTICS
TOOLKIT_ENABLE_SYSTEM_INFO
TOOLKIT_GEO_API_KEY (secret)
TOOLKIT_GEO_BASE_URL
TOOLKIT_GEO_BATCH_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MIN

Show the remaining 2

TOOLKIT_GEO_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS
TOOLKIT_GEO_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MIN

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: Descope · What it can do: io.github.cyanheads/toolkit-mcp-server · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-18. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.