Handwriting OCR vs box
Handwriting OCR is an MCP server published by Handwriting-OCR. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). box is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by box. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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: sha256:141e2e00e706 Forks (GitHub): 7 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 821 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 17 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | Handwriting OCR | box |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 17 (better) | 7 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 821 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) | 7 | 7 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/handwriting-ocr) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 6 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/handwriting-ocr/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server | github.com/box/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
Handwriting OCR
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Handwriting OCR.
box
Work with your Box content directly from Claude Code — search files, organize folders, collaborate with your team, and use Box AI to answer questions, summarize documents, and extract data without leaving your workflow.
How to run each
Handwriting OCR As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>" --transport stdio handwriting-ocr -- docker run -i --rm -e API_TOKEN mcp/handwriting-ocrRequires: API_TOKEN (secret)
box As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install box@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of box publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of box publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Handwriting OCR · What it can do: box · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.