GitMCP vs GitHub
GitMCP is an MCP server published by docker. 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
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:ffced0d76e77 Forks (GitHub): 5 131 Stars (GitHub): 33 515 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 131 Stars (GitHub): 33 515 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 | GitMCP | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 33 515 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 5 131 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (gitmcp.io/docs) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 5 | 40 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/github/github-mcp-server |
| 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.
Tools each declares
Only GitMCP declares
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Only GitHub declares
add_comment_to_pending_reviewadd_issue_commentassign_copilot_to_issuecreate_branchcreate_or_update_filecreate_pull_requestcreate_repositorydelete_filefork_repositoryget_commitget_file_contentsget_label
Show the remaining 28
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Both declare
None
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
The marketplaces of GitMCP publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: GitMCP · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.