Comparison

GitHub (Archived) vs GitHub

GitHub (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). GitHub is an MCP server published by github. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	GitHub (Archived)	GitHub
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:89fd71b6f2dd Forks (GitHub): 11 780 Pulls (Docker Hub): 148 976 Stars (Docker Hub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 91 180 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:ffced0d76e77 Forks (GitHub): 5 134 Stars (GitHub): 33 552 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 134 Stars (GitHub): 33 552 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

GitHub (Archived) vs GitHub
Fact	GitHub (Archived)	GitHub
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	91 180 (better)	33 552 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	148 976	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	11 780 (better)	5 134 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/github)	Remote server or your machine
Transport (differs)	stdio	Streamable HTTP, stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	26	40
Environment variables it asks for	1, secrets among them: 1	1, secrets among them: 1
Licence (differs)	NOASSERTION	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers	github.com/github/github-mcp-server
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 (Archived)

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Tools for interacting with the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, search functionality, and more.

GitHub

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.

How to run each

GitHub (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

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/github

Requires: GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

GitHub As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio github-official -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

Requires: GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only GitHub (Archived) declares

create_issue
create_pull_request_review
get_issue
get_pull_request
get_pull_request_comments
get_pull_request_files
get_pull_request_reviews
get_pull_request_status
update_issue

Only GitHub declares

add_comment_to_pending_review
assign_copilot_to_issue
delete_file
get_commit
get_label
get_latest_release
get_me
get_release_by_tag
get_tag
get_team_members
get_teams
issue_read

Show the remaining 11

issue_write
list_branches
list_issue_types
list_releases
list_tags
pull_request_read
pull_request_review_write
request_copilot_review
search_pull_requests
sub_issue_write
update_pull_request

Both declare

add_issue_comment
create_branch
create_or_update_file
create_pull_request
create_repository
fork_repository
get_file_contents
list_commits
list_issues
list_pull_requests
merge_pull_request
push_files

Show the remaining 5

search_code
search_issues
search_repositories
search_users
update_pull_request_branch

Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Only GitHub (Archived) asks for

None

Only GitHub asks for

None

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: GitHub (Archived) · What it can do: GitHub · 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 2026-10-12. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.