GitHub (Archived) vs Project Brain
GitHub (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Project Brain is an MCP server published by Gentleelephant. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 (Archived) | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:89fd71b6f2dd Forks (GitHub): 11 787 Pulls (Docker Hub): 149 282 Stars (Docker Hub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 91 222 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.3 No figure published 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 (Archived) | Project Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 222 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 149 282 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 787 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/github) | On your machine (ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 26 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/gentleelephant/project-brain |
| 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 (Archived)
Tools for interacting with the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, search functionality, and more.
Project Brain
Read-only source search and retrieval across configured GitHub repositories
How to run each
GitHub (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio github -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/githubRequires: GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Project Brain As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PB_GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_PB_GITHUB_TOKEN>" --env "PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST=<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST>" --env "PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR=<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR>" --transport stdio project-brain -- docker run -i --rm -e PB_GITHUB_TOKEN -e PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST -e PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3Requires: PB_GITHUB_TOKEN (secret), PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST, PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Project Brain publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only GitHub (Archived) asks for
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Only Project Brain asks for
PB_FETCH_TTLPB_GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LISTPROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: GitHub (Archived) · What it can do: Project Brain · 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.