GitHub Chat vs whichlib
GitHub Chat is an MCP server published by AsyncFuncAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). whichlib is an MCP server published by josifb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c9b12a166491 Forks (GitHub): 17 Pulls (Docker Hub): 45 468 Stars (Docker Hub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 90 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | whichlib |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 90 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 45 468 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 17 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/github-chat) | Remote server (whichlib.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp | github.com/josifb/whichlib |
| 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 | not checked yet |
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.
whichlib
Dependency picker for coding agents: recommends, compares and scores GitHub repos with a verdict.
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)
whichlib
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: GITHUB_TOKEN (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 whichlib publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only GitHub Chat asks for
GITHUB_API_KEY (secret)
Only whichlib asks for
GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)WHICHLIB_TELEMETRY
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: GitHub Chat · What it can do: whichlib · 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.