Fetch (Reference) vs host-html
Fetch (Reference) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Docker MCP Catalog, PyPI (MCP servers)). host-html is an MCP server published by phanosh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  Fetch (Reference) |  host-html |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:1a7a0996a565 Forks (GitHub): 11 931 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 978 622 Stars (Docker Hub): 58 Stars (GitHub): 91 873 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 2026.11.4 Downloads/month (PyPI): 506 506 Downloads/week (PyPI): 288 522 Forks (GitHub): 11 931 Stars (GitHub): 91 873 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | Fetch (Reference) | host-html |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 873 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 1 978 622 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 931 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-05 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/fetch) | On your machine (host-html-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/phanosh/host-html |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 3 |
| 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
Fetch (Reference)
Fetches a URL from the internet and extracts its contents as markdown.
host-html
Publish AI-generated HTML as a shareable link, and update it in place at the same URL.
How to run each
Fetch (Reference) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio fetch -- docker run -i --rm mcp/fetchhost-html As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "HOSTHTML_API_KEY=<YOUR_HOSTHTML_API_KEY>" --transport stdio host-html -- npx -y host-html-mcpRequires: HOSTHTML_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of host-html publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Fetch (Reference) publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Fetch (Reference) · What it can do: host-html · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.