Handwriting OCR vs pdf-smart-extractor
Handwriting OCR is an MCP server published by Handwriting-OCR. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). pdf-smart-extractor is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Diego Consolini. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  Handwriting OCR | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:141e2e00e706 Forks (GitHub): 7 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 861 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 17 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace diegocconsolini/claudeskillcollection | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.2.0 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 | pdf-smart-extractor |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 17 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 861 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 7 | No figure on GitHub |
| 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 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/handwriting-ocr/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server | github.com/diegocconsolini/claudeskillcollection |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-16 |
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.
pdf-smart-extractor
Extract and analyze large PDFs (3MB-10MB+) with minimal token usage. Preserves 100% of content while achieving 12-103x token reduction through local extraction, semantic chunking, and intelligent caching. Perfect for technical documentation (NIST, ISO, AWS guides), compliance frameworks, and research papers. One-time extraction, instant querying.
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)
pdf-smart-extractor As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add diegocconsolini/claudeskillcollection
/plugin install pdf-smart-extractor@security-compliance-marketplaceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of pdf-smart-extractor publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of pdf-smart-extractor publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Handwriting OCR · What it can do: pdf-smart-extractor · 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.