Firewalla vs com.korushield/koru-shield
Firewalla is an MCP server published by amittell. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). com.korushield/koru-shield is an MCP server published by korushield.com. 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
| Marketplace |   Firewalla |  com.korushield/koru-shield |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:af186f868759 Forks (GitHub): 13 Pulls (Docker Hub): 30 890 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 39 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 300 Downloads/week (npm): 29 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 | Firewalla | com.korushield/koru-shield |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 39 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 30 890 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/firewalla-mcp-server) | Remote server (mcp.korushield.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 28 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 12, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/amittell/firewalla-mcp-server | github.com/korushield/koru-shield-mcp |
| 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 | Answered with HTTP 404 (2 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
Firewalla
Real-time network monitoring, security analysis, and firewall management through 28 specialized tools. Access security alerts, network flows, device status, and firewall rules directly from your Firewalla device.
com.korushield/koru-shield
Manage Koru Shield DNS filtering: profiles, rules, categories, schedules, and logs.
How to run each
Firewalla As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "FIREWALLA_MSP_TOKEN=<YOUR_FIREWALLA_MSP_TOKEN>" --transport stdio firewalla-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e FIREWALLA_MSP_TOKEN mcp/firewalla-mcp-serverRequires: FIREWALLA_MSP_TOKEN (secret)
com.korushield/koru-shield As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http koru-shield https://mcp.korushield.com/mcpRequires: KORU_SHIELD_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only com.korushield/koru-shield has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of com.korushield/koru-shield publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Firewalla asks for
FIREWALLA_BOX_IDFIREWALLA_MSP_IDFIREWALLA_MSP_TOKEN (secret)LOG_LEVELMCP_CACHE_ENABLEDMCP_CACHE_TTLMCP_DEBUG_MODEMCP_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTSMCP_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOWMCP_READ_ONLY_MODEMCP_WAVE0_ENABLEDNODE_ENV
Only com.korushield/koru-shield asks for
KORU_SHIELD_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Firewalla · What it can do: com.korushield/koru-shield · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.