GitHub Chat vs drift-detect
GitHub Chat is an MCP server published by AsyncFuncAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). drift-detect is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by agent-sh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  GitHub Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c9b12a166491 Forks (GitHub): 17 Pulls (Docker Hub): 45 509 Stars (Docker Hub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 90 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 4 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 | GitHub Chat | drift-detect |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 90 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 45 509 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 17 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/github-chat) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp | github.com/agent-sh/drift-detect |
| 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
GitHub Chat
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) for analyzing and querying GitHub repositories using the GitHub Chat API.
drift-detect
Deep repository analysis to realign project plans with actual code reality. `/drift-detect` discovers drift between documented plans (CHANGELOG, ARCHITECTURE.md, design docs, README claims) and what the code actually does, then produces a prioritized reconstruction plan. Pure JavaScript collectors gather data fast (no LLM overhead) and a single Opus call performs the deep semantic analysis - 77% fewer tokens than multi-agent approaches. Tested on 1,000+ repositories. Outputs a ranked list of drift items with severity, evidence, and suggested resolution.
How to run each
GitHub Chat As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "GITHUB_API_KEY=<YOUR_GITHUB_API_KEY>" --transport stdio github-chat -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_API_KEY mcp/github-chatRequires: GITHUB_API_KEY (secret)
drift-detect
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of drift-detect publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of drift-detect publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: GitHub Chat · What it can do: drift-detect · 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.