Firewalla vs Tool Guardian
Firewalla is an MCP server published by amittell. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Docker MCP Catalog, npm registry (MCP servers)). Tool Guardian is an MCP server published by LuminariSoftwares. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |   Firewalla |  Tool Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:af186f868759 Forks (GitHub): 13 Pulls (Docker Hub): 31 409 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 39 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 2.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 420 Downloads/week (npm): 155 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 39 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.10.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 430 Downloads/week (PyPI): 516 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | Tool Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 39 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 31 409 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-07 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/firewalla-mcp-server) | On your machine (tool-guardian) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 28 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 12, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/amittell/firewalla-mcp-server | github.com/luminarisoftwares/tool-guardian |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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.
Tool Guardian
Too many MCP servers eating your context? A router that loads each tool's schema only when needed.
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)
Tool Guardian As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio tool-guardian -- uvx tool-guardianCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Tool Guardian publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Tool Guardian publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Firewalla · What it can do: Tool Guardian · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). 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.