GitLab (Archived) vs unblocked-skills
GitLab (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). unblocked-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Unblocked. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |   GitLab (Archived) |  unblocked-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a1b8571a210a Forks (GitHub): 11 830 Pulls (Docker Hub): 82 119 Stars (Docker Hub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 91 419 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace unblocked/skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 16 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 | GitLab (Archived) | unblocked-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 419 (better) | 16 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 82 119 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 830 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/gitlab) | Remote server (getunblocked.com/api/mcpsse) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 9 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 11 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/unblocked/skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 17 h ago |
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
GitLab (Archived)
MCP Server for the GitLab API, enabling project management, file operations, and more.
unblocked-skills
Unblocked is the context layer for agentic software development. It gives your agents the organizational understanding your best engineers already have by connecting the context scattered across your code, messaging platforms, issue trackers, documentation, and product and production data. The result: reliable code that reflects how your team actually builds software, generated with fewer tokens and less back-and-forth.
How to run each
GitLab (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio gitlab -- docker run -i --rm -e GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/gitlabRequires: GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
unblocked-skills As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add unblocked/skills
/plugin install unblocked-skills@unblocked-skillsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only unblocked-skills has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of unblocked-skills publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of unblocked-skills publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: GitLab (Archived) · What it can do: unblocked-skills · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.