ElevenLabs vs bells-and-whistles
ElevenLabs is an MCP server published by elevenlabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). bells-and-whistles is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by etr. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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
| Marketplace |  ElevenLabs |  bells-and-whistles |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ad57886f6a7b Forks (GitHub): 258 Pulls (Docker Hub): 50 765 Stars (Docker Hub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 1 535 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 10 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 | ElevenLabs | bells-and-whistles |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 535 (better) | 10 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 50 765 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 258 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/elevenlabs) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 27 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/elevenlabs/elevenlabs-mcp | github.com/etr/bells-and-whistles |
| 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
ElevenLabs
Official ElevenLabs Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interaction with powerful Text to Speech and audio processing APIs.
bells-and-whistles
Bells and Whistles plays notification sounds and optional voice announcements when Claude Code finishes working or needs your attention. Choose from 10 themed sound packs (videogame, Disney, anime, movies, 90s rock, classical, cyberpunk, D&D, and more — each with 10 unique melodies) and add text-to-speech with accent, gender, and style options. Supports per-tab muting in tmux, themed speech phrases, and works across macOS, Linux, and WSL with graceful fallback to terminal bell over SSH.
How to run each
ElevenLabs As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=<YOUR_ELEVENLABS_API_KEY>" --transport stdio elevenlabs -- docker run -i --rm -e ELEVENLABS_API_KEY mcp/elevenlabsRequires: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY (secret)
bells-and-whistles As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install bells-and-whistles@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 bells-and-whistles publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of bells-and-whistles publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: ElevenLabs · What it can do: bells-and-whistles · 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.