Elasticsearch vs kindex
Elasticsearch is an MCP server published by elastic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). kindex is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by jmcentire. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  Elasticsearch |  kindex |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9c978b8277e3 Forks (GitHub): 158 Pulls (Docker Hub): 45 335 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 718 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.15.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 36 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 | Elasticsearch | kindex |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 718 (better) | 36 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 45 335 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 158 (better) | 5 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/elasticsearch) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 5 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 5 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 8 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/elastic/mcp-server-elasticsearch | github.com/jmcentire/kindex |
| 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
Elasticsearch
Interact with your Elasticsearch indices through natural language conversations.
kindex
Kindex is a persistent knowledge graph for Claude Code. It turns Claude from a session-scoped tool into a project-scoped collaborator — capturing decisions, constraints, and context that survive across sessions, projects, and context resets. Memory plugins remember what happened. Kindex captures what it means and how it connects. Session 10 is as informed as session 1. Key features: session lifecycle management (tag_start, tag_resume, tag_end), constraint and watch enforcement across sessions, decision archaeology with reasoning preserved, and graph-structured context that surfaces insights by proximity rather than keyword search. Git blame tells you what changed. Kindex tells you why.
How to run each
Elasticsearch As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "ES_API_KEY=<YOUR_ES_API_KEY>" --transport stdio elasticsearch -- docker run -i --rm -e ES_API_KEY mcp/elasticsearchRequires: ES_API_KEY (secret)
kindex As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install kindex@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of kindex publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of kindex publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Elasticsearch · What it can do: kindex · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.