Comparison

Elasticsearch vs io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server

Elasticsearch is an MCP server published by elastic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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	Elasticsearch	io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:9c978b8277e3 Forks (GitHub): 161 Pulls (Docker Hub): 47 250 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 726 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.5.4 Downloads/month (npm): 2 017 Downloads/week (npm): 352 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.5.4 Downloads/month (npm): 2 017 Downloads/week (npm): 352 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

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

Elasticsearch vs io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server
Fact	Elasticsearch	io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	726 (better)	3 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	47 250	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	161 (better)	0 (worse)
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-19
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/elasticsearch)	Remote server or your machine
Transport (differs)	stdio	Streamable HTTP
Tools it declares (differs)	5	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	2, secrets among them: 1	11, secrets among them: 0
Licence	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/elastic/mcp-server-elasticsearch	github.com/cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	no remote endpoint we check	Responded 6 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

Elasticsearch

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Interact with your Elasticsearch indices through natural language conversations.

io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Query 29,500+ World Bank development indicators for 200+ countries across 60+ years.

How to run each

Elasticsearch As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "ES_API_KEY=<YOUR_ES_API_KEY>" --transport stdio elasticsearch -- docker run -i --rm -e ES_API_KEY mcp/elasticsearch

Requires: ES_API_KEY (secret)

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

Claude Code

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

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

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

Tools each declares

Only Elasticsearch has

esql
get_mappings
get_shards
list_indices
search

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

worldbank_get_country
worldbank_get_data
worldbank_get_indicator
worldbank_get_poverty
worldbank_list_countries
worldbank_list_sources
worldbank_list_topics
worldbank_search_indicators
worldbank_search_projects

Both have

None

Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-mcp-server as of 2026-10-23). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Only Elasticsearch asks for

ES_API_KEY (secret)
ES_URL

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

MCP_AUTH_MODE
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH
MCP_HTTP_HOST
MCP_HTTP_PORT
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE
WORLDBANK_API_BASE_URL
WORLDBANK_CATALOG_CACHE_TTL_MS
WORLDBANK_DEFAULT_PER_PAGE
WORLDBANK_PIP_BASE_URL
WORLDBANK_PROJECTS_BASE_URL

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

What it can do: Elasticsearch · What it can do: io.github.cyanheads/worldbank-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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-28. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.