Comparison

GitLab (Archived) vs Linear Project

GitLab (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Linear Project is an MCP server published by openlyuseful.org. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	GitLab (Archived)	Linear Project
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:a1b8571a210a Forks (GitHub): 11 780 Pulls (Docker Hub): 81 183 Stars (Docker Hub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 91 180 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 104 Downloads/week (npm): 19 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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

GitLab (Archived) vs Linear Project
Fact	GitLab (Archived)	Linear Project
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	91 180 (better)	0 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	81 183	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	11 780 (better)	0 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/gitlab)	On your machine (@openly-useful/linear-project-mcp-server)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	9	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	2, secrets among them: 1	14, secrets among them: 3
Licence (differs)	NOASSERTION	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers	github.com/openly-useful/linear-project-skills
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)

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

MCP Server for the GitLab API, enabling project management, file operations, and more.

Linear Project

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Scope-gated Linear project administration with optional GitHub and Obsidian evidence adapters

How to run each

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

Claude Code

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/gitlab

Requires: GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

Linear Project As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>" --env "LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID=<YOUR_LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID>" --env "LINEAR_API_KEY=<YOUR_LINEAR_API_KEY>" --transport stdio linear-project -- npx -y @openly-useful/linear-project-mcp-server

Requires: GITHUB_TOKEN (secret), LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID, LINEAR_API_KEY (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 Linear Project publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Only GitLab (Archived) asks for

GITLAB_API_URL
GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

Only Linear Project asks for

GITHUB_ALLOWED_REPOSITORIES
GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
LINEAR_ALLOWED_ORGANIZATION_ID
LINEAR_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS
LINEAR_ALLOWED_SCOPE_CODES
LINEAR_ALLOWED_TEAM_IDS
LINEAR_API_KEY (secret)
MCP_AUDIT_LOG_PATH
MCP_WRITES_ENABLED
MCP_WRITE_WINDOW_EXPIRES_AT
OBSIDIAN_ALLOWED_DIRECTORIES

Show the remaining 2

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_NAME
OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH

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

What it can do: GitLab (Archived) · What it can do: Linear Project · 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 2026-10-13. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.