GitLab (Archived) vs gitea-mcp
GitLab (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). gitea-mcp is an MCP server published by werebear73. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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) |  gitea-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a1b8571a210a Forks (GitHub): 11 790 Pulls (Docker Hub): 81 430 Stars (Docker Hub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 91 268 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.5.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 546 Downloads/week (PyPI): 149 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 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) | gitea-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 268 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 81 430 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 790 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/gitlab) | On your machine (gitea-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 9 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 5, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/werebear73/gitea-mcp |
| 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
GitLab (Archived)
MCP Server for the GitLab API, enabling project management, file operations, and more.
gitea-mcp
Model Context Protocol server for Gitea (and Forgejo, Codeberg).
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)
gitea-mcp As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "GITEA_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITEA_TOKEN>" --env "GITEA_URL=<YOUR_GITEA_URL>" --transport stdio gitea-mcp -- uvx gitea-mcpRequires: GITEA_TOKEN (secret), GITEA_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of gitea-mcp publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only GitLab (Archived) asks for
GITLAB_API_URLGITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Only gitea-mcp asks for
GITEA_MAX_RETRIESGITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAYGITEA_TIMEOUTGITEA_TOKEN (secret)GITEA_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: GitLab (Archived) · What it can do: gitea-mcp · 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.